Shall I make an interest check to get more people in?
Maki Casanova
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AlidaMaria Damsel lacking distress
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BingTheWing said
Oh, hey! A reboot! Can't join in just now, but will be keeping close tabs on this,Are we restarting the story or continuing from where we left off? If it's the former, bye bye Bor. I personally don't think he was too well constructed.
We're starting over again, although the story will ve roughly the same as before. But you're right, now is the perfrct time to change your character ^_^
Also, Ellri... I think she's accepted.. :p
Great to see that there's so much interest already. Looking forward to the new and old character sheets. I think I'll get mine in this evening since I won't be home for at least another 6 hours. Behave yourselves xD
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Ellri Lord of Eat / Relic
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The Gray Dust: other than in the relics, magic currently is essentially inaccessible. That might change later, but not soon. Relics are more commonly seen now than before, but what else they will do is yet to be seen.
Without access to 'proper' magic and with the knowledge of how they were made lost, modern relics are lost. Some relics have gifting as an ability, and that generally relies upon some object to store the power in. However, while empowered such objects aren't truly relics.
All accessible magic to characters comes from relics. Your character needs to be alive in that sense, not some artificially animated thing. But people don't really know much about magic, so they can easily be gulped into thinking all sorts of things. Just beware that certain people don't like magic or relics.
McHaggis: good character. Just one area we'd recommend tweaking. The church in Kalnach is much more present and overbearing than in Othea. Even far from capital and so forth, they would pursue anything remotely magical. We'd suggest that he was forced to flee after an inquisitor came to investigate his village. That'll give him extra reason to be in Othea.
Maki: don't worry just fit your old concept more or less to the new CS framework and make sure it meets the stuff described in lore about relics and you should be quite good. In other words, minor tweaks. We only revised ours completely because we wanted to.
Also, if you're good at creating IntCks Maki, then yes, feel free to do so.
Echo: new lore if major and/or Possibly conflicting with anything, post it here. Sections that are generally agreed upon by many, post there. Review here, really. The goal is to keep that thread fairly clean. Fewer post by each being better. Hikers are useful there. Later we might add a table of contents to the lore OP.
To those we've not answered questions for and such: Hai.
Without access to 'proper' magic and with the knowledge of how they were made lost, modern relics are lost. Some relics have gifting as an ability, and that generally relies upon some object to store the power in. However, while empowered such objects aren't truly relics.
All accessible magic to characters comes from relics. Your character needs to be alive in that sense, not some artificially animated thing. But people don't really know much about magic, so they can easily be gulped into thinking all sorts of things. Just beware that certain people don't like magic or relics.
McHaggis: good character. Just one area we'd recommend tweaking. The church in Kalnach is much more present and overbearing than in Othea. Even far from capital and so forth, they would pursue anything remotely magical. We'd suggest that he was forced to flee after an inquisitor came to investigate his village. That'll give him extra reason to be in Othea.
Maki: don't worry just fit your old concept more or less to the new CS framework and make sure it meets the stuff described in lore about relics and you should be quite good. In other words, minor tweaks. We only revised ours completely because we wanted to.
Also, if you're good at creating IntCks Maki, then yes, feel free to do so.
Echo: new lore if major and/or Possibly conflicting with anything, post it here. Sections that are generally agreed upon by many, post there. Review here, really. The goal is to keep that thread fairly clean. Fewer post by each being better. Hikers are useful there. Later we might add a table of contents to the lore OP.
To those we've not answered questions for and such: Hai.
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I presume my Lore from before can be ported over with no changes?
The nobility of the Kalesian Empire is hardly the standard when it comes to the upper echelons of power. Where in many lands the nobility are envied or even hated by those below them for often arrogant or cruel behaviour, the class generally known as ‘nobility’ in the Empire is far different. The Empire does not value bloodlines so much as it values competence and the willingness to contribute to the good of all Kalesian society, thus, those that bear a title in the Empire have very likely earned it.
In order to be declared a noble, a Kalesian citizen must have the approval of the existing nobles as well as the Grand Imperial University and the governor of the closest city. The stringent and demanding standards these groups will hold people to ensure that only individuals that can truly live up to Kalesian ideals will join the highest echelon of society. The only exceptions to this are either the favour of a Quaesitor or the Empress herself. Furthermore, once a Noble, one must continue to prove one's worth in academic, economic or civil areas. A noble proving particularly lax for any length of time will have their title stripped and will not be able to regain it, encouraging dedicated service to the good of the Empire. The Empress possesses Veto power on both the instatement and demotion of nobles, but rarely is this power used.
Bloodlines do exist among the nobility, and the Empire is not without long standing noble families. Children of noble parentage (where only one parent need be a noble) are considered to be noble until the age of eighteen (unless confirmed as nobility earlier), though lacking titles throughout this time. At the age of twelve, their actions and temperament begin to come under a review known as the Titling trial. If they consistently meet the standards against which they are measured for two years, they will be granted full titles. Should a noble child have failed to live up to the standard for at least one year by the time they reach eighteen, they are demoted back into the common citizenry. This means that the oldest a noble child may be granted full titles is nineteen, though it is rare that the successful ones have not proven themselves before this. Those that do not make it at this time will conditionally be either banned from attempting to regain their position as if they’d been stripped of title or allowed to regain it in the future. Such a rule is to ensure that those with late blooming potential are not penalised, while those that clearly are unworthy of a privileged position are never allowed another chance.
The tradition of naming within noble bloodlines is one that ensures the nobles names continue. A child of one noble and one commoner bears only the nobles name, regardless of genders involved. The child of two nobles will carry both the nobles family names, with the order determined by their gender. A female child will have her mothers name first and fathers second, while a male child will have his fathers first and mothers second. In the case of a parent that bears two names, they will pass on only the first of their family names, a rule instituted not long after the modern practice of nobility was established to ensure that names did not become exceedingly long, as well as to dissuade dynastic tendencies somewhat.
Quaesitor:
Individuals who bear this title wander are generally well into adulthood by the time they gain it. They might be men or women, gender is of no relevance. While the title tends to move in families, its not exactly hereditary. The traits most common to Quaesitors are often hereditary, but also a bit cultural. If your father (or mother) is extremely fond of wandering the land, chances are you might end up sharing that interest.
Their role, is to wander the empire and find individuals suited especially for different services to the empire, be it military, research, government, or virtually any other. The attention of a Quaesitor is sufficient for individuals of otherwise no chances in life to reach the highest ranks in Kalesian society. If your family are the poorest of farmers, its not normally likely you’d have much chance of being anything else yourself. Changing that is the very goal of the Quaesitors, given that you show the potential for it. According to imperial policy, low (or high) birth should not be a barrier.
Quaesitors can also assign new noble names if they deem it necessary. Or they can ‘recommend’ that a certain noble family adopts someone particularly suited to their favored field. While a noble family can say no here, most generally do not. Quaesitors do not bear family names, as they might come from any origins within the empire.
The Siege Engineer Corps in the Imperial military is a small and oft-overlooked section, whose importance to the Kalesian war-machine is smaller than most similar groups in respective militaries across the world. From the very beginning the engineer corps has had to deal with the overshadowing influence of the battle-evokers that are employed on the front lines of the Empire, as well as the brutal effectiveness of the Kal beast. These factors combined with the militaries policy of preserving enemy infrastructure as much as possible have forced the siege engineers into a very much supportive role.
The siege engineer corps is responsible for several things in the war effort, first and foremost being tunneling. The excavation techniques used by the engineer corps are far beyond any other country, and on the rare occasion that the Kalesians need to bring down an enemy wall they will turn not to the catapult and trebuchets that usually typify such a task, but rather the quick but careful digging of a tunnel under the wall, followed by its rapid collapse, bringing whole sections of wall down without any obvious attack being made. Perhaps the most ambitious application of this skill, however, has been the recent bypassing of a mountain range, allowing a surprise of attack of unprecedented effectiveness on the Othean capital Amaryth. The task combined the skills of the Engineers and several Evokers, the Evokers doing the majority of the actual digging while the Engineers directed them and reinforced the tunnel behind them. It is considered the crowning achievement of the engineer corps to this day, and even now a sizeable portion of the corps is engaged in efforts to turn the tunnel into a permanent passage between the Empire and Othea.
When the engineering corps is called to participate in direct battle, they employ expertly crafted ballistae that incorporate elevation control and the capacity to launch both long impaling spears and moderately sized rocks, all on a quickly set up platform. These weapons are not particularly effective against walls, but the engineers make use of range finding equipment to ensure they are at least fairly accurate.
As well as this, they have a variety of payloads to maximise the effect they can have on an enemy army. As well as the plentiful rocks and spears, they employ shot containing volatile oils to create firebombs, as well as thick flasks containing flesh searing acid extracted from a particularly deadly giant snake found only in the southern reaches of the Empire. Tests with more exotic compounds have always resulted in disaster however, and while the corps is always on the lookout for another edge to match evokers, they avoid anything even remotely unstable or dangerous to their skilled personnel. Better to use safe and reliable methods than have to spend years training more men. Any research into the field of explosives has been abandoned due to being too dangerous.
The members of the Siege Engineer Corps tend to be highly motivated over-achievers - a direct result of fulfilling such a marginalised position in the military. They force themselves to succeed as spectacularly as possible in an effort to match or exceed the results the battle evokers tend to attain with what they perceive to be ‘incredibly lazy methods.’
The nobility of the Kalesian Empire is hardly the standard when it comes to the upper echelons of power. Where in many lands the nobility are envied or even hated by those below them for often arrogant or cruel behaviour, the class generally known as ‘nobility’ in the Empire is far different. The Empire does not value bloodlines so much as it values competence and the willingness to contribute to the good of all Kalesian society, thus, those that bear a title in the Empire have very likely earned it.
In order to be declared a noble, a Kalesian citizen must have the approval of the existing nobles as well as the Grand Imperial University and the governor of the closest city. The stringent and demanding standards these groups will hold people to ensure that only individuals that can truly live up to Kalesian ideals will join the highest echelon of society. The only exceptions to this are either the favour of a Quaesitor or the Empress herself. Furthermore, once a Noble, one must continue to prove one's worth in academic, economic or civil areas. A noble proving particularly lax for any length of time will have their title stripped and will not be able to regain it, encouraging dedicated service to the good of the Empire. The Empress possesses Veto power on both the instatement and demotion of nobles, but rarely is this power used.
Bloodlines do exist among the nobility, and the Empire is not without long standing noble families. Children of noble parentage (where only one parent need be a noble) are considered to be noble until the age of eighteen (unless confirmed as nobility earlier), though lacking titles throughout this time. At the age of twelve, their actions and temperament begin to come under a review known as the Titling trial. If they consistently meet the standards against which they are measured for two years, they will be granted full titles. Should a noble child have failed to live up to the standard for at least one year by the time they reach eighteen, they are demoted back into the common citizenry. This means that the oldest a noble child may be granted full titles is nineteen, though it is rare that the successful ones have not proven themselves before this. Those that do not make it at this time will conditionally be either banned from attempting to regain their position as if they’d been stripped of title or allowed to regain it in the future. Such a rule is to ensure that those with late blooming potential are not penalised, while those that clearly are unworthy of a privileged position are never allowed another chance.
The tradition of naming within noble bloodlines is one that ensures the nobles names continue. A child of one noble and one commoner bears only the nobles name, regardless of genders involved. The child of two nobles will carry both the nobles family names, with the order determined by their gender. A female child will have her mothers name first and fathers second, while a male child will have his fathers first and mothers second. In the case of a parent that bears two names, they will pass on only the first of their family names, a rule instituted not long after the modern practice of nobility was established to ensure that names did not become exceedingly long, as well as to dissuade dynastic tendencies somewhat.
Quaesitor:
Individuals who bear this title wander are generally well into adulthood by the time they gain it. They might be men or women, gender is of no relevance. While the title tends to move in families, its not exactly hereditary. The traits most common to Quaesitors are often hereditary, but also a bit cultural. If your father (or mother) is extremely fond of wandering the land, chances are you might end up sharing that interest.
Their role, is to wander the empire and find individuals suited especially for different services to the empire, be it military, research, government, or virtually any other. The attention of a Quaesitor is sufficient for individuals of otherwise no chances in life to reach the highest ranks in Kalesian society. If your family are the poorest of farmers, its not normally likely you’d have much chance of being anything else yourself. Changing that is the very goal of the Quaesitors, given that you show the potential for it. According to imperial policy, low (or high) birth should not be a barrier.
Quaesitors can also assign new noble names if they deem it necessary. Or they can ‘recommend’ that a certain noble family adopts someone particularly suited to their favored field. While a noble family can say no here, most generally do not. Quaesitors do not bear family names, as they might come from any origins within the empire.
The Siege Engineer Corps in the Imperial military is a small and oft-overlooked section, whose importance to the Kalesian war-machine is smaller than most similar groups in respective militaries across the world. From the very beginning the engineer corps has had to deal with the overshadowing influence of the battle-evokers that are employed on the front lines of the Empire, as well as the brutal effectiveness of the Kal beast. These factors combined with the militaries policy of preserving enemy infrastructure as much as possible have forced the siege engineers into a very much supportive role.
The siege engineer corps is responsible for several things in the war effort, first and foremost being tunneling. The excavation techniques used by the engineer corps are far beyond any other country, and on the rare occasion that the Kalesians need to bring down an enemy wall they will turn not to the catapult and trebuchets that usually typify such a task, but rather the quick but careful digging of a tunnel under the wall, followed by its rapid collapse, bringing whole sections of wall down without any obvious attack being made. Perhaps the most ambitious application of this skill, however, has been the recent bypassing of a mountain range, allowing a surprise of attack of unprecedented effectiveness on the Othean capital Amaryth. The task combined the skills of the Engineers and several Evokers, the Evokers doing the majority of the actual digging while the Engineers directed them and reinforced the tunnel behind them. It is considered the crowning achievement of the engineer corps to this day, and even now a sizeable portion of the corps is engaged in efforts to turn the tunnel into a permanent passage between the Empire and Othea.
When the engineering corps is called to participate in direct battle, they employ expertly crafted ballistae that incorporate elevation control and the capacity to launch both long impaling spears and moderately sized rocks, all on a quickly set up platform. These weapons are not particularly effective against walls, but the engineers make use of range finding equipment to ensure they are at least fairly accurate.
As well as this, they have a variety of payloads to maximise the effect they can have on an enemy army. As well as the plentiful rocks and spears, they employ shot containing volatile oils to create firebombs, as well as thick flasks containing flesh searing acid extracted from a particularly deadly giant snake found only in the southern reaches of the Empire. Tests with more exotic compounds have always resulted in disaster however, and while the corps is always on the lookout for another edge to match evokers, they avoid anything even remotely unstable or dangerous to their skilled personnel. Better to use safe and reliable methods than have to spend years training more men. Any research into the field of explosives has been abandoned due to being too dangerous.
The members of the Siege Engineer Corps tend to be highly motivated over-achievers - a direct result of fulfilling such a marginalised position in the military. They force themselves to succeed as spectacularly as possible in an effort to match or exceed the results the battle evokers tend to attain with what they perceive to be ‘incredibly lazy methods.’
Freeshooter92 Wasteland Scourge
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Name: Baron Isaiah Markul, the Black Knight.
Age: Physically 37, as for the time between when he was born and now, it's around 550ish.
Gender: Male
Faction/Allegiance: Whatever he believes is right...
Relic Description: The Blind Maiden's Tear.
The Tear is a simple pendant composed of a silver chain and a bright green gemstone that glows with a soft inner light. This relic grants its bearer several benefits, including:
High physical strength, and a physique to match.
A reserve of magic power to draw on, like a battery.
And immortality. Note, that that is not the same as invulnerability.
But the Tear's greatest power is its ability to bestow life on any object (Save corpses), easily creating golems. Once, the Tear was powerful enough to create entire armies of such creatures, now it may only have one active at a time. However, using it this way drains it of energy, meaning Markul has less power for his Geomancy.
Markul's unique power is Geomancy, magic that manipulates earth, stone, and metal. Refined metal (such as most armor and weapons) is much more difficult to manipulate; it takes the same amount of effort to crush some uppity adventurer's breastplate together as it does to drop an elephant sized boulder on him. As you can imagine, Geomancy is very powerful, though it is taxing to perform. And, seeing as how Markul is weaker than he used to be he only uses it when he really has to. As for the largest object he can move right now, that would be a stone boulder roughly 6 feet in diameter.
His magic is limited in that he must have contact with the object in question. 'Contact' is defined as being in contact with him or any chain of solid objects he is touching. He cannot, for instance, do anything if he is suspended in the air for some reason, and he can't levitate something long enough to fly around on it... However, he only needs to establish a link first. He could lift a rock off the ground, for instance, so long as he remains on the ground.
One final note, the farther away on object is the longer it takes for it to receive his command. This isn't usually a problem, but a little lag can mean life or death.
Appearance: Markul is a very large man, owing to his Relic in some ways. He stands at just under eight feet tall, with the musculature to match. However, such a large frame obviously comes with drawbacks. He is never seen without his jet-black armor, a must for any dark lord. He never removes his helmet in the presence of others, and nobody knows what his face looks like (Likely to be all intimidating, appear less human. That, or shame...). He carries a large tower shield and a massive studded flail, the likes of which only he could really wield. Basically, big imposing villain, an image he worked on for over a decade.
Combat Flaws: He ain't the fastest crayon on the merry-go-round(...what?), and while quick enough to stomp you his slow speed is definitely a weak point.
Falling will likely kill him, thanks to his heavy weight and the fact he can't use his powers in the air.
His flail has a sort of 'minimum range' where he can't really hit you with it...
He can't use his flail indoors.
Heat is very bad for him in that armor, lightning especially...
It can be hard to see in that helmet...
It's hard to turn around in that heavy armor...
Character Flaws: He is stubborn, very much so.
He is also slow to trust, and has a defeatist attitude about most things.
He has a strong sense of honor that can override pragmaticism.
He is prone to bouts of indecisiveness brought on by his depression and guilt.
He tends to occasionally over/underestimate his opponents...
Skills: Being a big strong man, Markul has all the advantages that brings. He can hit stuff, he can lift stuff, yada yada. He is skilled with his chosen equipment (Heavy armor, tower shield, flail), and is a good smith to boot. He spends a lot of his free time putting 'vessels' together, though most people would call them dolls. Essentially like a blueprint for his golems. He finds such a task as designing a golem to be quite relaxing.
Biography: A relic of a lost age himself, Markul is very, very old. Once your stereotypical 'dark lord' He amassed an army of golems and was planning to do the whole 'take over everything everywhere' plan. However, a group of intrepid evokers went to stop him, yada yada. Sounds familiar right? it was all quite cliche, and the adventurers defeated him and sealed him away, but the exact details of this whole debacle were lost to time. Now, ages later, their spell has worn off and he has been released from his earthen coffin, only to find himself in a time he doesn't understand. The spell kept him physically preserved, but he has had quite a lot of time to think about things, as his mind was free to wander. He might not be what you expect...
Anyway, he nearly took over the continent five hundred and fifty years ago, and the legend of the Black Knight of Gorzun is known far and wide. Usually told in the form of a bedtime story. Most of the knowledge of the conflict has been lost to time, and now a large amount of the story is 'artistic liscence.' That being said, it is very much a popular story, and the church uses a version of it in which the heroes aren't evokers to teach kids of the evil destructive powers of relics...
Personality/motivation: Markul wishes for... purpose, and redemption. He seeks atonement for his sins above all, but he is also a relic himself, and he longs for meaning. He is a stoic sort of man, wracked with guilt for the atrocities he committed in the name of peace. The ends really don't justify the means, he learned. He is loyal to a fault, once one has earned it, and he views traitors of any sort as the worst kind of scum. He is a courteous man, and is known to show the proper respect to others that he demands of them in return. He is prone to fits of depression...
Relations: No, he has none. But he is very lonely, despite what he says...
Theme Song:
Age: Physically 37, as for the time between when he was born and now, it's around 550ish.
Gender: Male
Faction/Allegiance: Whatever he believes is right...
Relic Description: The Blind Maiden's Tear.
The Tear is a simple pendant composed of a silver chain and a bright green gemstone that glows with a soft inner light. This relic grants its bearer several benefits, including:
High physical strength, and a physique to match.
A reserve of magic power to draw on, like a battery.
And immortality. Note, that that is not the same as invulnerability.
But the Tear's greatest power is its ability to bestow life on any object (Save corpses), easily creating golems. Once, the Tear was powerful enough to create entire armies of such creatures, now it may only have one active at a time. However, using it this way drains it of energy, meaning Markul has less power for his Geomancy.
Markul's unique power is Geomancy, magic that manipulates earth, stone, and metal. Refined metal (such as most armor and weapons) is much more difficult to manipulate; it takes the same amount of effort to crush some uppity adventurer's breastplate together as it does to drop an elephant sized boulder on him. As you can imagine, Geomancy is very powerful, though it is taxing to perform. And, seeing as how Markul is weaker than he used to be he only uses it when he really has to. As for the largest object he can move right now, that would be a stone boulder roughly 6 feet in diameter.
His magic is limited in that he must have contact with the object in question. 'Contact' is defined as being in contact with him or any chain of solid objects he is touching. He cannot, for instance, do anything if he is suspended in the air for some reason, and he can't levitate something long enough to fly around on it... However, he only needs to establish a link first. He could lift a rock off the ground, for instance, so long as he remains on the ground.
One final note, the farther away on object is the longer it takes for it to receive his command. This isn't usually a problem, but a little lag can mean life or death.
Appearance: Markul is a very large man, owing to his Relic in some ways. He stands at just under eight feet tall, with the musculature to match. However, such a large frame obviously comes with drawbacks. He is never seen without his jet-black armor, a must for any dark lord. He never removes his helmet in the presence of others, and nobody knows what his face looks like (Likely to be all intimidating, appear less human. That, or shame...). He carries a large tower shield and a massive studded flail, the likes of which only he could really wield. Basically, big imposing villain, an image he worked on for over a decade.
Combat Flaws: He ain't the fastest crayon on the merry-go-round(...what?), and while quick enough to stomp you his slow speed is definitely a weak point.
Falling will likely kill him, thanks to his heavy weight and the fact he can't use his powers in the air.
His flail has a sort of 'minimum range' where he can't really hit you with it...
He can't use his flail indoors.
Heat is very bad for him in that armor, lightning especially...
It can be hard to see in that helmet...
It's hard to turn around in that heavy armor...
Character Flaws: He is stubborn, very much so.
He is also slow to trust, and has a defeatist attitude about most things.
He has a strong sense of honor that can override pragmaticism.
He is prone to bouts of indecisiveness brought on by his depression and guilt.
He tends to occasionally over/underestimate his opponents...
Skills: Being a big strong man, Markul has all the advantages that brings. He can hit stuff, he can lift stuff, yada yada. He is skilled with his chosen equipment (Heavy armor, tower shield, flail), and is a good smith to boot. He spends a lot of his free time putting 'vessels' together, though most people would call them dolls. Essentially like a blueprint for his golems. He finds such a task as designing a golem to be quite relaxing.
Biography: A relic of a lost age himself, Markul is very, very old. Once your stereotypical 'dark lord' He amassed an army of golems and was planning to do the whole 'take over everything everywhere' plan. However, a group of intrepid evokers went to stop him, yada yada. Sounds familiar right? it was all quite cliche, and the adventurers defeated him and sealed him away, but the exact details of this whole debacle were lost to time. Now, ages later, their spell has worn off and he has been released from his earthen coffin, only to find himself in a time he doesn't understand. The spell kept him physically preserved, but he has had quite a lot of time to think about things, as his mind was free to wander. He might not be what you expect...
Anyway, he nearly took over the continent five hundred and fifty years ago, and the legend of the Black Knight of Gorzun is known far and wide. Usually told in the form of a bedtime story. Most of the knowledge of the conflict has been lost to time, and now a large amount of the story is 'artistic liscence.' That being said, it is very much a popular story, and the church uses a version of it in which the heroes aren't evokers to teach kids of the evil destructive powers of relics...
Personality/motivation: Markul wishes for... purpose, and redemption. He seeks atonement for his sins above all, but he is also a relic himself, and he longs for meaning. He is a stoic sort of man, wracked with guilt for the atrocities he committed in the name of peace. The ends really don't justify the means, he learned. He is loyal to a fault, once one has earned it, and he views traitors of any sort as the worst kind of scum. He is a courteous man, and is known to show the proper respect to others that he demands of them in return. He is prone to fits of depression...
Relations: No, he has none. But he is very lonely, despite what he says...
Theme Song:
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Ellri Lord of Eat / Relic
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Essentially yes, Echo. Unless you happen to want to tweak it somehow, of course.
If anyone wants to work out lore for the place marked "haunted hills" on the map, then feel free to do so.
Only imagined lore so far is that it might have been something major in the Old Kingdom. Maybe some extensive system fortresses, or the capital. Or it could be something else entirely. The lore for this world should be built by everyone, not just the triune (of GMs).
Review for your character concept will come later, Freeshooter, but we can say we like this concept better than the one in Relics v1.
If anyone wants to work out lore for the place marked "haunted hills" on the map, then feel free to do so.
Only imagined lore so far is that it might have been something major in the Old Kingdom. Maybe some extensive system fortresses, or the capital. Or it could be something else entirely. The lore for this world should be built by everyone, not just the triune (of GMs).
Review for your character concept will come later, Freeshooter, but we can say we like this concept better than the one in Relics v1.
Fixed my character sheet ^.^
BingTheWing menace to society
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Ellri said
Essentially yes, Echo. Unless you happen to want to tweak it somehow, of course. If anyone wants to work out lore for the place marked "haunted hills" on the map, then feel free to do so. Only imagined lore so far is that it might have been something major in the Old Kingdom. Maybe some extensive system fortresses, or the capital. Or it could be something else entirely. The lore for this world should be built by everyone, not just the triune (of GMs).Review for your character concept will come later, Freeshooter, but we can say we like this concept better than the one in Relics v1.
Bagging lorewriter spot! That is, if someone beats me to it.
Voltus_Ventus The Voltusiest Ventus
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I'll have a CS up shortly, hopefully.
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Looks like Alessia is going to have to wait until tomorrow. I will be making a few smallish alterations to her Relics intial capabilities to make her more usable in the pre-invasion setting, plus a few small changes to the end of her history to situate her in Amaryth (or at the very least Othea).
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Ellri Lord of Eat / Relic
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One minor mistake, McHaggis: Amaryth is the Capital of Othea, not the capital of Kalnach. Other than that it should be good. By the way, nice to see you using formatting to make it easier to find different sections. Other than that one thing, we don't see anything that needs changing therein. Once that's fixed, feel free to post it up.
Freeshooter: First of all: nice to see you including numerous flaws that make sense and limit him noticeably. The one thing we feel is missing is his connection to the established lore. If the nations don't fit, tie him to the geography. While finer details change, its not likely that any major stuff changed. Mountain ranges may have wear, tear and growth, but they do not change on the grand scale in a span of mere centuries. Fix that, and we'd think it should be fairly good to go (unless, of course, the other GMs disagree).
EDIT: would you mind adding some formatting to the CS to make it easier for people to browse? (bold, underscore, italics, those sorts of things)
Lore:
Anyone can write such. Other than Kalesia (which is a pet project of ours) and Da-Hyun and to some degree the Dominion of Idris (which are AlidaMaria's), most nations are entirely free for people to add to. Changes to those two-three should be checked with the people claiming them. Later we imagine that other places will have similar restrictions with different people. One of the chief goals here is that no lore contradicts other lore, and that it sticks roughly to the gameplans imagined by the GM-triune.
Adding cities to Othea (and potentially other nations) is something people especially do not need to ask about. There aren't cities there yet because we've not defined them, not because they don't exist.
Freeshooter: First of all: nice to see you including numerous flaws that make sense and limit him noticeably. The one thing we feel is missing is his connection to the established lore. If the nations don't fit, tie him to the geography. While finer details change, its not likely that any major stuff changed. Mountain ranges may have wear, tear and growth, but they do not change on the grand scale in a span of mere centuries. Fix that, and we'd think it should be fairly good to go (unless, of course, the other GMs disagree).
EDIT: would you mind adding some formatting to the CS to make it easier for people to browse? (bold, underscore, italics, those sorts of things)
Lore:
Anyone can write such. Other than Kalesia (which is a pet project of ours) and Da-Hyun and to some degree the Dominion of Idris (which are AlidaMaria's), most nations are entirely free for people to add to. Changes to those two-three should be checked with the people claiming them. Later we imagine that other places will have similar restrictions with different people. One of the chief goals here is that no lore contradicts other lore, and that it sticks roughly to the gameplans imagined by the GM-triune.
Adding cities to Othea (and potentially other nations) is something people especially do not need to ask about. There aren't cities there yet because we've not defined them, not because they don't exist.
The bit about his journey to Othea is in the previous sentence :3 Thought I was going crazy there for a second.
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Right. Missed that initially. Then you can feel free to post it in the CS thread.
I am unreasonably excited for this.
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Name:"Marucs", although some of the Southern Mountain tribes know him as "The Recluse"
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Faction/Allegiance: Marcus
Relic Description: Sang Min
His relic is a small but beautifully crafted knife, named Sang Min. It is an antique heirloom, passed down from father to son as far as time itself can remember. Its age shows slightly in a few blemishes on the blade, but considering its age, the weapon is in a remarkable condition, which shows in the fact that the engravings look recently forged
Sang Min grants its Evoker enhanced fighting abilities. However, there are a few flaws. Skills with any blade or weapon but Sang Min aren't enhanced, neither are martial combat skills and using its power costs the evoker stamina. Moreover, the enhancement only works as long as its wielder is holding Sang Min. It is rumored to have far greater power, but this is the only power Marcus has discovered thus far.
Appearance:
Marcus has a rather slim, sinewy built, dark brown hair and striking dark brown eyes that verge on onyx. He prefers to keep on the cloth covering the lower half of his face at all times - except when eating and drinking of course- as well as his mantle and cowl.
Flaws:
The Odd Man out - Marcus hasn't adapted to the Othean culture whatsoever, despite living in Othea for four years now. The only things he learened about Othea, were moreover told by wandering merchants, minstrels and the people of the Southern Mountains (who are generally seen as bumpkins by the rest of Othea). This will always make him stand out in crowds unless there are a variety of nationalities present. (His typical Da-Hyuni clothes, accent and odd curses don't help all that much with this problem either.)
The "Different Morals" and "Foreign Religion" flaws also add to this one.
Average - He has a lot to learn about swordsmanship as well as archery and he can't call himself a master of anything as of yet. He also has little to no knowledge of relics, including his own, with the exception of legends passed on by his ancestors.
Different morals - Being a Da-Hyuni, Marcus has a whole different set of morals and values than most Otheans. For example, the concept of 'fair play' in either sword fighting, gambling or any other activity, is generally perceived to be both 'inefficient' and 'weak' in Da-Hyun.
Foreign religion - Marcus is an extremely religious follower of 'The Nine'. Due to this, he has to make sure that he follows a certain strict set of religious rules and amongst other things, he has to make sure that his body is cremated in either a lake or at sea. (Also, being obliged to offer food to your gods isn't such a great plan when you're already running low on provisions.)
Skills:
Average warrior - Marcus has been trained by several of his father's retainers to be an averagely skilled swordsman and archer, as he would become his succesor one day. Years of being a huntsman has made him into a fine archer, though nowhere near the level of the legendary Kalnachi Longbowmen.
Skills of the Wild- He's good with animals and possesses a variety of outdoor skills, meaning that he can build a makeshift shelter, repairs and makes his own clothes, he's skilled in skinning animals and knows which plants are edible and which are not in forested areas.
Educated- Due to his (ex-)noble background, Marcus has enjoyed a well-round education. He's able to read and write, plays two instruments and speaks both the common language and various dialects fluently. However, the little practice in the last five years have left these skills rather rusty.
Biography: Twenty years ago, Marcus was born as the only son into the family of a high nobleman (Saeng) in Da-Hyun, a country of Isles to the west of Azukhar. He grew up in wealth together with his two elder sisters and father. He was polished and groomed to become his father's successor but lived in the blessed unawareness of his father's intrigues at court.
That all came to an end, a few weeks before Marcus would have become fifteen years old (generally seen as the age at which one becomes an adult in Da-Hyun). One day, without any sign beforehand, he returned to the family's estate to find his father and older sisters brutally murdered with Sang Min. Since Marcus was the one to find them, and moreover the only heir and thus the only one allowed to touch the blade besides his father, the finger of blame soon pointed his way. Marcus barely managed to escape Da-Hyun with his life and Sang Ming, with which he had felt a strange sort of bond ever since he had pulled it from his father's chest. After that, he lived his life as an exile, avoiding human settlements when possible as he travelled from kingdom to kingdom. Only when he encountered the great Karak Claw Mountains, did he halt his journey. Finding himself in Othea, Marcus decided that this place was far enough from his homeland to make any pursuers halt their chase. Since then he has lived in the Southern Mountains. He currently makes his living by hunting, selling hides, home-made clothes and trinkets to the locals, in exchange for tools and food. He has sometimes crossed the King's grounds at the risk being caught and losing a hand or at least a large sum of money. However, up until this point it seems like the king has enough game not to take any notice of a certain poacher.
Rumours about Da-Hyuni diplomats visiting the capitol for the upcoming festival, have led Marcus to find his way from the wilds to the capital for the first time in three long years.
Personality/motivation: Marcus is a rather calm person, who generally prefers silence over company. He won't tell just anyone about his past and he tends to be a slightly mistrusting towards strangers (like all Da-Hyunin). It's really hard to make him angry, with the exception of commenting on his feminine appearance. That is usually enough to make steam come out of his ears.
Presently, only the idea of returning to Da-Hyun one day to take revenge on the murderers of his family really gives him a goal in life. He's a rather curious person and if fate had decided differently, he might have become a scholar instead of a exile.
Relations: Sworn Enemy: All Da-Hyuni nobility.
Final Point - Secrets: Besides the obvious (and intended) gap in his history concerning how, why and by whom his family was murdered, Marcus carries another, older secret with him. [Which is completely lore-friendly so I'm not sharing it with my fellow gms :p]
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McHaggis said
I am unreasonably excited for this.
I know right! ^_^ Also, I really like Leander's cs. I honestly can't wait before we start the IC haha.
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Didn't notice this... will get to work on a sheet.
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Sep said
Didn't notice this... will get to work on a sheet.
Yay, Sep! :D
By the way, I suppose Ivona is still in? I'm working on Shin's sheet and I referred to the vocators, so I was wondering about that.
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AlidaMaria said
Yay, Sep! :D By the way, I suppose Ivona is still in? I'm working on Shin's sheet and I referred to the vocators, so I was wondering about that.
Uh, if they are I'm not having a hand in it. With Rebels being as popular as it is I'll be sticking to one char.
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Ellri said
Vocators will still be in.
Sep said
Uh, if they are I'm not having a hand in it. With Rebels being as popular as it is I'll be sticking to one char.
Daww, okay then, well I only mentioned that his mask is sort of the male equivalent of the Vocator Leader's mask, so it'll be fine. A shame that you got rid of all of the counterparts/friends of the characters you convinced me to make xD... (Although that's only three and I've abandoned two of them as well lol.)
Speaking of Shin:
Name:"Shin"
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Faction/Allegiance: Da-Hyun and the Yuushinto Clan
Relic Description: Shin's relic is a white mask which can change into three forms, depending either on what he wants others to see or on which power he's using. It possesses mostly the same powers as the Vocator's leader but as that mask can only be worn by females, this one can only be bonded with males. The mask constantly emits a radiant, white light. It's impossible for the evoker to take it off and if it is removed, the evoker will die.
The basic principle around which the relic works is the manipulation of the energy and light. The mask provides three different types of powers, which all cost the evoker something.
Powers:
Boosting- The relic allows the evoker to manipulate the energy in his own body, making it possible to increase his speed, strength, and agility. To make use of this 'power', the evoker will have to use the energy in his own body, resulting in accelerated increase of fatigue or a hunger. How much energy has to be used for this, depends on the level of control the user has.
Sense others- The body's energy can also be used to sense the peculiar vibe other relic users give off. This however can only work when both evokers aren't in full motion and if the mask's user is fully concentrated. To 'activate' this power, a small offer of human blood is required, either of the evoker or of somebody else. This has to be smeared over the mask, the more blood, the better the effect.
Invisibility- The mask also allows the evoker to manipulate the light surrounding his body. Hereby he can make himself almost invisible and Shin uses this power to constantly manipulate the bright light the mask gives off. This 'power' works entirely on focus and the evoker's own energy, like the boosting power.
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Flaws:
All for Da-Hyun - As stated below, Shin has never learned to think as an individual and due to this, he suffers from a tunnel vision. Usually, even if actions would be better for individuals or himself, he chooses for the 'good of the realm', sometimes causing his life to be in danger.
Shiny - The fact that his mask constantly emits a bright light would be a problem if Shin forgets to manipulate the light for a moment. Shining bright like a ... star isn't exactly what a spy should be going for, isn't it?
Too educated for his own good- Shin sometimes has trouble mixing in with the 'common people', seeing how he was educated by some of the best trainers in Da-Hyun. From a young age on, the children of the Yuushinto clan are trained to look past class differences, but it's more difficult to hide certain customs and a 'high-class accent' than your body.
Out of energy- If he uses too much of his energy or is injured too badly or too often, both the boosting power and the invisibility will no longer work. Seeing how Shin has trained with his relic for twenty years, this won't happen that fast, but let's say that if he gets stuck in a city which is being invaded, he walks around completely invisible for a few hours and gets into some fights, he might end up incapable of even moving until he eats and sleeps for a few hours.
Skills:
Poison brewer - Shin posesses over an extensive knowledge concerning poisons and plants. His speciality is brewing poisons, but he is able to give some first aid or brew a potion with minor healing abilities. However, he's more familiar with Da-Hyunin flora and he will only be capable of properly using a small amount of local plants. As a solution to this problem, he always carries with him a small amount of plants and herbs which he is familiar with.
One with the shadows- Even without the relic's power, Shin is trained to make himself practically invisible, either by using the play of light and shadows or to simply mingle in with a crowd by use of a disguise.
Talented Swordsman- Shin is a Third grade Weapon Master, meaning that he knows quite a deal about how to use swords and other weapons. However, he usually doesn't have to make use of that skill. When he does, he prefers to use his twin swords, a few throwing knives and three short blades.
Large Knowledge- Due to his long and harsh education, Shin has some knowledge regarding a lot of subjects. He is familiar with the detailed history of Western Azukhar and knows a thing or two about The Kalesian Empire and the eastern lands. He speaks various languages, though he clearly has an accent, on which he's still working.
Biography: Shin was born into the Yuushinto Clan, a secret organization in Da-Hyun devoted to The Shadow Ways, the god Amatsu and "The Realm". The Mask has been passed down the family, since it is said that The Mask gave the first Yuushinto the power to create the nation of Da-Hyun and help the High Saeng rule it. It was custom that every son born into the family had to wear the mask at the age of five for a year and a day, to see if the relic would be evoked. When Shin put the mask on, the relic immediately responded to him, resulting in him never being able to take it off since. From that time on, for the first time in over two hundred years, the family once again had an evoker amongst them. Shin automatically held a higher position than his family members and trained to use his relic in service of the Realm. Since the organization usually acts as a spy network for the current High Saeng, Shin was trained to be an assassin and spy inside the large family estate until he was of age.
At the age of fifteen, Shin had to perform his first mission and he has continued to fulfil missions ever since. Sometimes killing people, sometimes simply learning useful information.
He's currently in Othea on a mission to keep an eye on the representatives and in the meantime learn useful information about the country and unravel as much secrets as possible that could be used against it. After all, it's wise to know your enemies' weaknesses as well as your friends'.
Personality/motivation: Shin is a cold, observant man who (thinks he) knows which should be his priorities and when to sacrifice things for a greater good. He has simply never really learned to think as an individual. All he does should be in service of Da-Hyun. He has the small personal desire to ever meet other relic users to see what they are like, but he'll never act upon this if it's not in service to the realm.
Relations: The Yuushinto Clan is one family, of which nine clanmembers are currently alive (five of them are capable of executing missions). Besides this, the family has a large network of spies and informants in cities all over Azukhar.
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