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Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

Narcissa too belonged to the vanguard, trotting up on her endearingly named and trusted steed, Maple. She kept on the other side of Forina, just behind the Knight Captain. It was partly her own personality and a desire for glory in battle that she kept to the front as much as possible. She had a neutral, if not slightly bored expression on her face, but noticing her red haired cousin move alongside their new captain, she took up the pace and took the other side of Forina. Unlike her, Narcissa was unsurprised by the resurgence of banditry in certain regions; despite peace now being so prevalent, she knew full well that regions that had been depressed by war or sacked by forces on either side did not recover quickly. It was not entirely unlikely that inhabitants of such regions could be compelled into banditry.

Still, she was of like mind of many of the knights, surprised, if not mildly irritated by such a mundane use of the Order. Little glory could be had by crushing small-time bandits, and she was more of the opinion that the Kingdom’s regular troops must have been poorly commanded indeed if they fell to bandits.

And that brought Narcissa quickly to her chief concern on this sortie—the captain herself. She was green—barely still a child—and riding out to lead an entire veteran army of knights, many with commendable battle honors under their belt themselves. The Order had noble beginnings and traditions, she could admit as much, but she still privately questioned the expediency of appointing a knight with so little experience to lead. Narcissa could see her cousin shared the same reservations, although she felt that her chief concerns were over cautious.

In the meantime, the sole artificer in their group spoke up, offering an alternate solution. If Forina’s tactic felt overcautious, Elodie’s felt too chaotic and haphazard. Still, she didn't want to fall here, or risk botching a mundane thing, either.

“Lady Forina, Knight-Captain Fanilly, if I might interject. We have little in the ways of intelligence, so I would offer a suggestion to split off a small reconnaissance party rather than risk an immediate assault.” She glanced back over at Elodie, giving her a frown at her suggestion before turning back to Forina. “This will afford us some time to prepare, and see the lay of the situation. There may be potential hostages or civilians in the camp, so I would not advise a magical bombardment lest any innocents are caught in the crossfire.”

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

In other news, that short knight girl irrationally hates garlic, for some reason.

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

"parry this u casul"

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

I had a good candidate picture for a female axe knight, but ended up going with polearms instead since they're clearly superior~

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

Narcissa Rauthier

Lady

Narcissa Igliese Rauthier

25 | Female | Human

Appearance:

On the smaller side for an armed combatant, Narcissa standing at a petite 5’ 3.” She has dark hair, with a noble tint of blue, matching azure eyes, pale skin, and an impeccable, smug posture that seems to compensate for an otherwise diminutive frame.
Personality: Narcissa is a woman that is ambitious, conceited, and not quite humble at all. Nonetheless, she was raised well, and honoring the principles of noblesse oblige, offers an honorable and generous disposition when obliged, and otherwise shows an educated upbringing in her demeanor and manner of speech.

Although she carries the tainted name of her family house, she remains proud of her heritage and works hard to restore its name to its former standing. Despite her subtly grating personality and a preponderance towards self-promotion, her true intentions can be a tough nut to crack. It’s not entirely wrong to say that her allegiances and motivations are influenced more by political expediency rather than a true devotion to a cause or order. She is unafraid to use morally gray, although not necessarily evil, means to an end either in support of herself or even of the principals she serves to uphold, and when these cracks show through, does little to help the cause of restoring her good name.

Brief Backstory:

House Rauthier was an influential noble family that held a significant marquessate on the Thaln-Velt border. For hundreds of years, they were the stewards of this border region, known for their quality of their knights and the bustling trade city that was the seat of the Marquess of Rauthier. Born of high birth, Narcissa was the third child of the marquess; while she would not be heir to her father’s titles, she was still groomed as a knight and protector of realm, a tradition of the family in favor of simply just marrying off their daughters for political prestige.

In the War of the Red Flag, House Rauthier threw in their lot with Phoran Cal, lending their substantial forces to his cause. Some say the Marquess was tricked into aiding the rebellious lord, while others say or he was corrupted or blackmailed, but the truth was that the Marquess had simply been won over by promises of greater power and land. In the end, he and his family were crushed and destroyed in the closing months of the war, with his lands sacked and seized in the subsequent sieges.

Narcissa had always remained skeptical of the rebellion, preferring peace and the status quo, but pursuant to her father’s request, and initially won over by the cause, Narcissa fought with them against the Kingdom. As the war continued on, she became disillusioned by the breadth of the treachery involved within her family and the rebels and tried unsuccessfully to convince the rest of her family to cease their support. Seeing the writing on the wall, she defected back to the Kingdom and fighting on their side to the conclusion of the war. In the hopes of preserving the honor of her family name and titles, she entered the order of Iron Rose Knights to redeem both herself, the reputation of her family, and to restore the seat that would now be otherwise her glory. Although it is clear she has dubious motivations, she acquits herself well of the Order’s cause, and shows no reason for anybody to doubt her loyalties.

Equipment:

Narcissa holds a lance that ran in her family for many generations as her primary weapon. It is a thin spear made of a lightweight metal alloy that has, according to some smiths, since been lost to recent memory. It has a robust anti-magic enchantment that is able to temporarily disrupt any low to medium level magic that it touches, be it a magic shield, rune, or another magic enchantment on a weapon.

She also has a kite-shield, proudly adorned with her family crest. It has a similar enchantment as her lance, but is a mere facsimile of the original enchantment and only has a minor effect against magic.

Her sidearms of choice are an arming sword of good quality and a simple dirk hidden away, but they otherwise have no notable provenance or ability aside from their workmanship.

Given her smaller frame, her preferred armor is comparatively light compared to other knights for better speed and mobility, forgoing full torso and upper leg armor for a small breastplate over a gambeson and chainmail. This equipment is enchanted for durability and additional stopping power, providing a better approximation to full plate than it otherwise would.

She has additional, heavier armor to make up a full suit if the situation calls for it, but aside from respectable quality, is unremarkable in any respect.

She also has a horse, it’s white and likes maple syrup crystals.

Skills:

Narcissa is a respectably trained knight, with reasonable skill in wielding both axes and swords of most variety. Her true skill lies in the polearm, however, learned with impeccable technique and footwork and with a small flair for the dramatic. She’s a competent on a horseback, and while isn’t particularly gifted at magic, has a keen sense of detecting when or where magic has been used. She also fancies herself a reasonable stateswoman, but really hasn’t had much of a chance to put that to the test.

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

Narcissa Rauthier

Lady

Narcissa Igliese Rauthier

25 | Female | Human

Appearance:

On the smaller side for an armed combatant, Narcissa standing at a petite 5’ 3.” She has dark hair, with a noble tint of blue, matching azure eyes, pale skin, and an impeccable, smug posture that seems to compensate for an otherwise diminutive frame.
Personality: Narcissa is a woman that is ambitious, conceited, and not quite humble at all. Nonetheless, she was raised well, and honoring the principles of noblesse oblige, offers an honorable and generous disposition when obliged, and otherwise shows an educated upbringing in her demeanor and manner of speech.

Although she carries the tainted name of her family house, she remains proud of her heritage and works hard to restore its name to its former standing. Despite her subtly grating personality and a preponderance towards self-promotion, her true intentions can be a tough nut to crack. It’s not entirely wrong to say that her allegiances and motivations are influenced more by political expediency rather than a true devotion to a cause or order. She is unafraid to use morally gray, although not necessarily evil, means to an end either in support of herself or even of the principals she serves to uphold, and when these cracks show through, does little to help the cause of restoring her good name.

Brief Backstory:

House Rauthier was an influential noble family that held a significant marquessate on the Thaln-Velt border. For hundreds of years, they were the stewards of this border region, known for their quality of their knights and the bustling trade city that was the seat of the Marquess of Rauthier. Born of high birth, Narcissa was the third child of the marquess; while she would not be heir to her father’s titles, she was still groomed as a knight and protector of realm, a tradition of the family in favor of simply just marrying off their daughters for political prestige.

In the War of the Red Flag, House Rauthier threw in their lot with Phoran Cal, lending their substantial forces to his cause. Some say the Marquess was tricked into aiding the rebellious lord, while others say or he was corrupted or blackmailed, but the truth was that the Marquess had simply been won over by promises of greater power and land. In the end, he and his family were crushed and destroyed in the closing months of the war, with his lands sacked and seized in the subsequent sieges.

Narcissa had always remained skeptical of the rebellion, preferring peace and the status quo, but pursuant to her father’s request, and initially won over by the cause, Narcissa fought with them against the Kingdom. As the war continued on, she became disillusioned by the breadth of the treachery involved within her family and the rebels and tried unsuccessfully to convince the rest of her family to cease their support. Seeing the writing on the wall, she defected to the Kingdom in the hopes of preserving her family name and titles, where she entered the order of Iron Rose Knights in the hopes of redeem both herself and the reputation of her family and the titles that would now be otherwise hers. Although it is clear she has dubious motivations, she acquits herself well of the Order’s cause, and shows no reason for anybody to doubt her loyalties.

Equipment:

Narcissa holds a lance that ran in her family for many generations as her primary weapon. It is a thin spear made of a lightweight metal alloy that has since been lost to recent memory. It has a robust anti-magic enchantment that is able to temporarily disrupt any low to medium level magic that it touches, be it a magic shield, rune, or another magic enchantment on a weapon.

She also has a kiteshield, proudly adorned with her family crest. It has a similar enchantment as her lance, but is a mere facsimile of the original enchantment and only has a minor effect against magic.

Her sidearm is an arming sword and of good quality and a simply dirk hidden away, but otherwise have no notable provenance or ability aside from their workmanship.

Given her smaller frame, her preferred armor is comparatively light compared to other knights for better speed and mobility, forgoing full torso and upper leg armor for a small breastplate over a gambeson and chainmail. This equipment is enchanted for durability and additional stopping power, providing a better approximation to full plate than it otherwise would.

She has additional, heavier armor to make up a full suit if the situation calls for it, but aside from respectable quality, is unremarkable in any respect.

She also has a horse, it’s white and likes maple syrup crystals.

Skills:

Narcissa is a respectably trained knight, with reasonable skill in wielding both axes and swords of most variety. Her true skill lies in the polearm, however, learned with impeccable technique and footwork and with a small flair for the dramatic. She’s a competent on a horseback, and while isn’t particularly gifted at magic, has a keen sense of detecting when or where magic has been used. She also fancies herself a reasonable stateswoman, but really hasn’t had much of a chance to put that to the test.

Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

I didn't post earlier, but I'm interested and will have a sheet for your consideration later!

~Another, but with Patches O'Houlihan~ ANOTHERXDODGEBALL

If you can actually make this work, then I'll be bloody impressed because that premise is fucking legendary.

Fate/Stay Night & Fate/Apocrypha-inspired Roleplay

There was no misunderstanding. Clarifying that you haven't missed something obvious is completely different. Namely, that you clearly have a villainous team sitting there and an SS Officer who's complicit in, and almost certainly believes, Nazi ideology.

Though thank you for assuming I don't know the setting. I clearly have a Nasuverse avatar for no reason whatsoever. <.<

@Raineh Daze

I just wanted to make my first post in half a year to tell you that you're being a dick here, you know?

Edged Horizon

Charlotte didn’t need to be told that trouble was heading their way. Instead of them going to the trouble, from the pattern and noise, it was more than obvious that whatever it was was coming to them, and from the sounds and the snapping of trees in the distance, it was massive. The golden-haired girl had wished to scout ahead and see for herself what the problem was, but now, it gave her pause.

“Ah…”

Then it finally came into view. A massive, towering beast that had nothing but sheer bloodlust. A rift beast. It took all of Charlotte’s strength to keep herself rooted and facing towards the monster and to not flee. Their traveling companion had summoned her own God of War; large, but in comparison to the beast before them, it too was but a toy.

Her pale skin grew all the whiter as she gripped her blade, finally mustering the mental energy to draw it. If the rift beast had covered that much distance since they felt that feeling of dread, they would never be able to escape. In other words, they were backed into a corner. No matter how much she wanted to retreat, they would have to fight. She dropped into a defensive stance, more slowly than she would have liked.

“There’s nowhere to run. We’ll… have to fight.”

The best strategy would be to fight it from cover in the trees. It wasn’t much, but it was better than nothing. From the short ranged distance she had, Charlotte could attack with small shockwave attacks with her sword without resorting to revealing her vampiric talents, but she didn’t want to draw attention to herself, especially with Lillet’s God of War being a viable tank.

“Lillet! Draw it to the side of the road! We’re going to need cover if the rest of us can even think of matching that… thing.”