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Age of Rebuilding: Return of the Gods

@SepticGentleman

WHY DON"T YA CRAWL UP HERE AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE CALAMARI

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I wonder if any heroes will Join the crew of Francis Drake to Pillage, rob, and burn Travel the high seas and spit at fate!

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Whether or not if it cannot be pierced yet cut is out of the question, there is a limit to what Francis' sword can cut, I doubt he would be able to damage it with the sword indestructible or not.

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Makes me wonder how he and Benedict would get along.

@JunkMail

Probably pretty well, or not, they seem very parallel to each other.

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Oh by the way Francis Drake was a real pirate that was actually knighted by Queen Elizabeth. -cough cough-

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Decided to give you guys a showcase of Kilgarrah's hero before I put him in.

Name: Francis "Jackal" Drake

Age: 624. (He is stuck at the age of 21 due to his infusion with dragon's blood.)

Race: Draconic-infused human

Gender: Male

Description:
A tall man of Caucasian skin, tanned from the ocean sun, with messy brown hair and a slim face, except for a pronounced nose. He has a scar over his left eye, and a few 'mutations' from his draconic infusion. His eyes are crimson red, and constantly give off a faint glow and aura like that of dim candle flames, which are especially noticeable in the dark. His pupils are A bit sharper then most, more so resembling a reptile then that of a mammal. He rather tall, standing 6'02, and has a well fit but slim body. Another unusual trait of his is that he has a small pair of horns, barely visible due to his mass of hair, on top of his head. He also has two sharp fangs in his set of teeth.

He typically wears a bandana that covers half of his face to his neck, and a custom suit of light-weight armor made of iron and leather. The left gauntlet has a blade that mostly acts as a 'parry' blade to counter against others in melee combat instead of being directly offensive. On his belt is the crest of a dragon.

Personality:

He is quiet and straight forward, If he speaks, it is usually either an order or a promise. He is ambitious, and rough to those he becomes close with. Once a plundering thief, he has atoned for a life of justice and honor, as any knight should. He only takes rewards that he earns, and looks down upon thieves and pirates as misguided children. He despises most if not all the gods for their arrogance, yet he can't help but appreciate some of them, such as the very dragon god that saved his life and changed his ways. What keeps him going though, is his desire for exploration and adventure, a dream that he always had since a child, and that never left him even in his near-death experience. He couldn't die happier but to be adventuring.

Backstory: Francis was once a human, in his prime of 21 years old, leading a small sort of 'rag-tag' pirates and shaping them into the perhaps the most renowned pirates of the pre-catacylsm era. He was notorious for spiting the gods, especially the god of the sea, for he would always make the claim that men were not bound to the gods, and that a well trained captain could easily make a master of the sea. He was eventually proven wrong when the sea god, not lasting another year of his enraging and heretical boasting, sunk his ship beneath the waves of the deep. While his crew drowned, Kilgarrah had sent Mizuchi, the spirit dragon of blessed waters, to rescue the fallen pirate from the depths, mostly out of spite for his brother of the sea. However he did also admire the captain's pride and ambition.

Grateful for being rescued, Francis left behind his life has a pillaging pirate to honor the dragon god that saved him. He seeked out the demi-god Fafnir for his claim of redemption, which Fafnir did not hesitate to teach the Ex-Captain the ways of knighthood, both in combat and in morality. Kilgarrah, unexpectedly surprised of the pirate's change of life, returned honor to Francis in the form of his blessing, by infusing his mortal blood with that of a dragon's. Before the silence came into effect, Fafnir was ordered to train Francis and ready him for the dragon god's eventual return, for there may be goals that he be needed for as Kilgarrah's chosen hero.

Since that time, Francis left Fafnir after a decade to train himself and return to a life of the sea, but not as a pirate. He, as well as a small group of knights he befriended and convinced to join him, left to the sea as a travelling group of chivalrous adventurers, The Knights of the Sea, they gave themselves the title, even after his crew died of causes both of natural and of adventurous, Francis remained, waiting for a new crew to take on with him.

Motives: While he has attoned, he will always be guilty of his past, yet nevertheless, in addition for the never ending thirst of adventure he seeks to show the gods how strong mortals can be, heroes or not.

Equipment:

Drake Lance:

A lance with the firepower of a dragon's breathe, in addition to being a typical magical weapon of high quality, it can create bursts of fire from the blade.
The lance is often sheathed over his back.

Dragon Slayer:

A sword that can cut through various tough materials, including weaker swords and most (but not all) of an average dragon's scales, the blade is also very cold to the touch, so much so that contact with the blade can freeze cells or water, and it can extinguish flames. The dragon slayer is kept at his left side, on his hip in its respected scabbard.

Magic:

Being infused with dragon's blood, he cannot age, or be burned by flames. Additionally, his body is incredibly resilient, he can take a great beating, tank great forms of blunt force without breaking a bone, and has tough skin that can crack weak blades, even stronger blades won't cut or stab as deep wounds as it would against normal flesh.
He can 'heal' much faster then the average mortal, with wounds that would take a normal human to naturally heal in a month he can heal in only a week.
This also makes him much stronger and faster then the average mortal, he can lift up to a ton of weight and can move as fast as a cheetah.
His glowing eyes allow him to see in pitch darkness as a bonus, and he has a great sense of smell.

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@SepticGentleman

I had an idea for Kilgarrah's hero, a once renowned pirate captain who angered Nahargu’ul by taunting the god of the sea as if to prove to his crew that it was not the gods who had power over the seas, but a skilled captain alone. In his prideful boasting, the angered cth-I mean,Nahargu’ul, sent the ship sinking to the crew's demise, but Kilgarrah's agent Mizuchi was sent to spare the captain. For the sole purpose of not granting his salty brother the satisfaction of killing the prideful sailor as part of his spite for their rivarly, in addition to relating to the mortal's high ego.

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Damn this really took off after I got off last night, I still have to fine tune my char's sheet, probably get around to that tonight.

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Alright here is my rough draft for now. I realize I am missing a few things (like all the relationship with other Gods, a picture of him, etc) and I will probably need to work out the relationships with other Gods here in OOC but... here it is for now.

My Hider

Name:
Gtyaebyklung Myulythcba Aebvn Iepkpicnt Iiliilktve “Erisbili”
(Just called by his titles most of the times as his name is practically impossible to pronounce. Other Gods who prefer to call him by name instead of title most often call him Erisbili, although he prefers to be called by a different name by different Gods.)

Title:
The Outsider, The Stranger, Lord of Illusions, Master of the Impossible, Architect of Madness, The Laughing God, The Man Between Reality, The Nameless

Domain:
Visions, Illusions, Madness

Powers:
The Outsider is best known for causing Madness within one’s mind. However, his powers over the mind is not only limited to Madness. Even a perfectly sane mortal with even a shred of doubt is within the influence of The Outsider (although to a lesser degree). This often puts him at a serious odd against Nahash, who The Outsider views as the arrogant, self-proclaimed God of the Mind. For now, The Outsider’s influence within the realm of the mind is only limited to those who are insane. While madness and insanity is viewed as something negative by most, The Outsider grants free-will and immunity against outside affects to those who are under his cloak. Afterall, a mind insane cannot be reasoned, bullied or goaded into something. In this way, The Outsider is truly at conflict against Nahash as those who are inflicted by madness is free from her influence.
However this aspect of The Outsider is rarely recognized as he is infamous for driving the brightest minds insane through the visions and illusions he creates and shows. He is also called the Master of the Impossible as he is capable of imagining any and all impossibilities that could be shown to mortals.
In general, The Outsider is feared and hated by mortals. But, another aspect of The Outsider shows that he allows for creativity and imagination to take place in order to further progress. At times the mad visions and illusions he presents to mortals, providing the viewer did not go insane from them, can present inspirations for the future. Even those who have failed his test cannot be considered “failures” as babbling of a mad prophet or scribblings of an insane scientist can contain streaks of genius within them.
The power of madness however is not limited to minds of the mortals. Even other deities, when under the influence of Madness, can be said to be within The Outsider’s touch. However, unlike weak mortal minds who can be whimsically controlled, deities are almost never under a direct influence of The Outsider. He is not capable of controlling their thoughts and feelings as well as actions even if they are afflicted with insanity. He can only “guide” them down a path they wish to follow in their mad state; an action he greatly enjoys and regrets how few and far between they are. In the end, The Outsider’s power over other Gods only occur when the said Gods consciously allow The Outsider to do so.
Lastly, to the great displeasure of Kulorerstus, particularly favored or gifted mortals under The Outsider’s cloak can be saved from the eternal damnation. At the moment of their passing, The Outsider’s minion (often a piece of his cloak) will appear and briefly fight for the dying mortal’s soul and then snatch it away to be with The Outsider. He adds the said soul to his cloak, allowing the mortal’s soul to be a part of himself and to serve him for all of eternity.
Ultimately, The Outsider represents both sides of the coin of madness; the gripping, reality-tearing aspect and the liberating, creative (as new realities are created in an insane mind) aspect.

Vulnerabilites:
The Outsider holds no power against those who are so firm in their minds that seeds of Madness and doubt cannot take place. Even mortal beings with exceptional will power is capable of resisting The Outsider. Naturally he is at odds against Nahash who’s power over the mind in general is far more influential than The Outsider’s is. He also has little to no physical presence when compared to other Gods, as his trade is that of visions and his domain is over minds afflicted. Meaning he has in no way affecting and controlling non-sentient objects such as water, earth, air, etc.

Appearance:
The Outsider appears most often as a cloaked man with no clear features. The cloak and the man are capable of changing into any and all shapes, colors and materials, even changing into appearances that looks impossible to be real. It is said that whenever The Outsider shows visions or illusions to mortals, it is actually just a small fragment of his cloak invading their minds. Most of the time, The Outsider chooses to look very plain and humble; a black cloak that sits loosely around the man. He appears to hover around instead of “physically” walking most of the time.
Behind the cloak, The Outsider most often chooses to look like a very generic human male; neither tall nor short, fat nor skinny, light nor dark. He is most often veiled by the cloak save for his hands and partially his face. On his face he wears a smile at most times and has a pair of glowing eyes that changes color every few seconds. However, this is his most “normal” appearance. Once veiled by his cloak he can change his physical form at will, anywhere from a little frail girl to the biggest and most thundering giant. His cloak is capable of stretching and forming into any shapes and sizes as stated above, and depending on The Outsider’s choice, can change into an infinite variety of clothing and dresses to suit his taste.
Near The Outsider himself, one (mortal or deity) can hear mad sounds coming from within. The closer one gets to The Outsider, louder such noise becomes. However, unlike most sounds where a clear source can be heard from, the sound that can be heard in The Outsider’s presence rings in the listener’s head; just as if the one near The Outsider is hearing voices in his or her head. The sound itself is an amalgamation of all the madness in the world that The Outsider is influencing, mad cackle, enraging cry, screams of ecstasy, etc. Just like this sound, when The Outsider speaks, he doesn’t speak straight towards his listeners but speaks within their heads. His voice tone sounds like a million separate voices all speaking together milliseconds apart with cackles of laughter in the background.
It is unclear even to the other Gods (not that many care to be quite honest) whether or not The Outsider’s true form is the cloak or the man behind the cloak. The two are inseparable. The Outsider often enjoys causing such confusion in other deities, presenting conflicting evidence that either the man or the cloak is his true form. However, especially to The Outsider more so than the other Gods, physical appearance is highly irrelevant as he enjoys the fact that the mind is capable of imagining any and all forms.

Creations:
Any and all sentient beings that are influenced by insanity and madness to any degree are seen as creations of The Outsider. Other than that, as The Outsider holds very little power over the material aspect of the world. Therefore he has not created any creatures. However, he has been trying to convince other Gods to help him create creatures of Madness. For instance, for a very long time The Outsider has been trying to convince Kalla to work with him to create a tree that makes mortals nearby hallucinate and fall into madness.

Worshipers:
Due to his nature, The Outsider is rarely openly worshipped and appreciated by the mortals. While worshipping The Outsider isn’t going to start a witch-hunt among the neighbors, it is heavily frowned upon in most societies and species. Those do worship him often do so secretly. They can come from any and all species and areas, even beings created by other Gods, as no sentient being is safe from the grasp of madness.

Religion and Culture:
Worshippers of The Outsiders carry items on them that signifies madness such as a smiling doll or a wide-eyed mask. They pray to The Outsider to cure the mad, protect the mind against evil and show them visions and illusions. While he rarely listens to their requests, he enjoys making a “fair” trade with those who worship him; in return for making one’s mind immune from the beguiling influences of Nahash, The Outsider may choose to make that person draw insane arts everyday.
There is no real structure of religion in worshipping The Outsider. Therefore he is also seen as a very personal God, one that does not require any prerequisites in order to worship. When 2 or more worshippers of The Outsiders meet, they greet each other in phrases such as “May The Laughing God shield you.” or “Visions be upon you, granted by Master of the Impossible.”

Region or location:
None in particular as madness can occur anywhere and whenever.

Personality:
As per the expectation of the God who creates madness, The Outsider is fairly insane. However, to the contrary belief he is capable of holding and sustaining an intelligent conversation with most other beings. While he certainly does represent any and all forms of insanity, he himself likes to display a very certain type of madness when interacting with other beings. Whether or not a verbal exchange with The Outsider relevant, useful or fruitful can be debatable. It is clear that he has his very own unique and unshakable truth and philosophy that drives him and cannot be persuaded out of it no matter what. He is powerful in this way as his strength comes from being both liberated and gripped by insanity.
He cackles and laughs constantly with his face sporting an unsettling smile all the time. Rarely however he does choose to change his expression, as madness can take hold in other emotions such as rage or love. Overall, combined with the voices coming from him and his insane demeanor makes The Outsider very distasteful to all the other Gods who come in contact with him, whether or not The Outsider personally feels friendly or unfriendly towards them. Any being who interacts with The Outsider automatically will feel uncomfortable and outside their comfort zone (hence giving him his most famous title - The Outsider).

Opinions:
Kilgarrah - The Dragon King displeases The Outsider as his virtues of chivalry and honor strengthens one’s conviction and therefore mind, making them untouchable by The Outsider’s hands. However in rare cases, those supported by Kilgarrah falls into the path of madness. Perhaps it is a knight who desires strength so much that he is willing to forsake sanity. Or a warrior whose belief in the code of chivalry is too strong that he succumbs to practicing a twisted version of it. All who stray from their original path are welcomed into the cloak of The Outsider. Also fires Kilgarrah conjures up is an excellent material for The Outsider to copy for his illusions towards the mortals in order to draw out insanity. In the end though, he believes Kilgarrah to be dogmatic and set in his ways, unable to see creativity or allow different paths. But other than the clash of ideals, The Outsider does not particularly dislike Kilgarrah. At times he even asks him to create the hottest, biggest, fiercest fires for him to document and mimic.
Nahargu’ul - The Outsider has always considered the Lord of the Abyss to be someone he liked and enjoyed although whether or not Davy Jones shares the feeling is debatable. The Outsider appreciate the heavy and silent nature of Nahargu’ul, as he is unlikely to be provoked very easily by his presence. Additionally the ocean is a great source of madness. He delights in presenting scenes of the infinite abyss that is the ocean to those who fear the open water; hoping to drive them to the limits of their sanity through such torture. To sailors who has been on the high seas for too long, The Outsider may give them illusions of islands or lands, either driving them mad or goading them on to find real land. At times the work of The Outsider is mistaken for the works of Nahargu’ul and tribute is paid to the wrong God. However, this does not concern The Stranger. He often enjoys sitting in the infinite darkness of the ocean to contemplate with or without Nahargu’ul’s permission.
Yigzavath - The Outsider is one of the few Gods who genuinely doesn’t dislike The Creeping Terror. The creations of The Crawler are most excellent sources of madness and insanity, not only the horrible diseases and plagues that drives men and women to the edge, but also creatures that creep and crawl. The Outsider very much enjoys working on new creations with Yigzavath as he personally does not hold the power to create such material beings.
Nahash - The Serpent is the only God whom The Outsider openly dislikes and acts antagonistically towards. He believes her power over the mind is an arrogant, selfish behavior and actively seeks to drive her worshippers and beings under her influence towards madness, claiming it to be a “liberation from oppression”. In the rare times they meet, The Outsider makes it clear he has no love towards The Serpent.
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@HueMan

Looks good to me, you can work on those afterwards, accepted!

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The silence has ended

In the Hall of Gods, Olympus. Kilgarrah was the first to arrive on his throne, and had invited all of the other gods for a meeting before their initial embark onto the world again. He sat there, in his massive draconic glory, however his size was fitted so that while he still towered over the angels that began serving him massive plates of food, he wasn't much bigger then the other gods that would be arriving, nor was he too big for his throne. The other three thrones of the primals are of the same size, each one bearing a color of their respective owner. Green, Red, Blue, and Yellow. The rest of the chairs sitting along and at the end of the massive chair were smaller, but still large for the massive gods, and were outlined in gold, with the inner fabric detailed to their customed domain.

At his side, Bahamut, his most trusted primeval, Sat perched like a Dog in front of his throne, allowing his child to consume much of the massive slabs of meat the angels had to deliver in a massive group. Kilgarrah's tail slithered around the back of his chair, his two front feet were relaxed and resembled more so of arms in his post. The time was ripe for the gods to return to the world, but he had to make sure that all was in order as in hopes to prevent more drama from starting. There was much to discuss after all.

Each of the many gods were given a letter from an angel in their own private realms for the meeting, and were informed that if they refused to go to the meeting they were not allowed to return to the earth.