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Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Julianna Rose Silvern grudgingly plodded along on her steed, a magnificent creature of the purest black with a white spot between its eyes, heading up to the start of its mane. She made for a rather gallant figure, her dark skin in contrast with her shining luxurious armor and moonlight colored hair. Julianna made sure to keep close to Fanilly despite her dislike of the young commander. Julianna glanced at her back, the long cape fluttering behind her as if to signify her importance.

If one were to compare the two girls it was actually a rather ironic how their appearances clashed. Fanilly was quite a bit shorter, had pale, translucent skin, blonde hair like the sunlight, and deep blue eyes. Julianna was taller, had much darker skin, hair the color of moonlight, and deep amber eyes. It was almost comical how the two mirrored the dual goddesses Reon and Mayon, if Julianna had black hair then they really would be the perfect earthly representation of the two goddesses.

Julianna was the perfect picture of what a Mayonite Clergy paladin should be while Fanilly was closer to Reonite in looks which was another irony in and of itself; the reason being that the Iron Rose Knights had begun as Mayonite Clergy in the first place. Now, here they were out on a mission and because of some bad karma, Julianna had missed her chance of becoming the captain and this small, fragile girl was now in charge, for now anyway.

Julianna could not help but think a few smug thoughts as Tyaethe offered her opinion on how to improve upon the plan, as it was something she had already thought of earlier. Marianne seemed a little taken aback by how she had addressed the captain but Tyaethe's response back was quite well put, "You can ask, but I don't call anyone captain outside of formal affairs until they earn it."

"My thoughts on the subject exactly." Julianna thought, but what she said was, "You should take up Lady Tyaethe's advice captain," she could not help but emphasis that word to show her distain, "a sound strategy and I might add that as we are entering our enemy's territory we should have lookouts posted as we go so we do not end up getting blindsided by any bandits outside the camp. If by some luck they are all in their camp then great, but if not it would be possible for their to open a hole in our encirclement and escape if we get taken by surprise."

If Julianna was going to one day take over the Iron Rose Knights she had to make herself look good as much as possible to build up a reputation with the troop. Her parents had made sure she got an education to that effect after all so she would waste to opportunities to appear the better commander.

"That is if you think it is a good idea captain." She was nobility so she made sure to keep up with decorum, even if the young captain didn't deserve it.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Name: Juliana Rose Silvern

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Race: Human

Appearance: Her Armor. Juliana stands at 5'7" and has a smaller bust than in the picture XD. Also when not wearing her armor, wears clothing much more suitable for nobles like dresses and such.

Personality: Her loyalty to her family is absolute and she would do nearly anything to bring honor to their name. She is also a firm believer in the Iron Rose Knight’s duty to protect and serve. The weak are to be protected and it is the strong’s duty to be defenders; therefore, when someone who is weak is trying to protect the results can be disastrous. This belief makes Juliana feel that the inexperienced Fanilly is unfit to be captain and so someone more suited to the task should take her place, like herself.

Raised in a noble household Juliana knows the art of ‘masks’ yet is not afraid to let her feelings be known. Her distain for the old traditional way of choosing a captain is hardly veiled, but she will not let those feelings get in the way of her knightly duties. She can seem full of herself at times but she genuinely wants what is best for her country and wants to protect people with all her heart.

Brief Backstory: Juliana was born to the noble household of Silvern, a very prominent family in Thaln. Their noble ‘stock’ grew after the rebellion of Phoran Cal as they were one of the greatest supporters of the Iron Rose Knights. The Silvern household has kept its affairs close to the Iron Rose Knights and while they support the knights fully, they also are very staunch supporters for doing away with the old tradition of choosing the captain from young girls born under a full moon.

Her family had planned to give birth to her under a full moon but due to some complications in birth she was born as the moon started waning again. The idea had been to get a girl into the position first; making it rather easy to change the system from within, but this was not to be the case. Still her parents were not about to give up and so started to raise her up to be the next captain despite the fact that by tradition she was no longer eligible for the position.

Raised with the best tutors nobles could buy, Juliana was molded into a great warrior and noble. Being devout followers of Mayon Juliana found herself gravitating toward the paladins of Mayon and incorporated their more defensive type battle style into her own. While her training was focused on the battlefield she did not neglect her noble daughter duties and is accomplished in the political field as well. Her parents made sure to give their daughter the opportunity to grow socially as well so as to gather favor with the other nobles to strengthen her position.

Equipment: Juliana wears ornamented plate armor with chainmail mesh underneath to increase mobility and reduce friction. Her standard equipment is a large shield in her left and a long sword in her right

Skills: Juliana has been taught the traditional art of sword and shield with an emphasis being on using the shield effectively to punish her opponents while defending herself. Bashing, parrying, or even just pushing her opponent with her large shield are integral parts of her training then using her sword to finish off her opponent.

Outside of combat she is an accomplished dancer, socialite, and rider. Essentially skills designed to make her look like the ideal noblewoman and captain material.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Here she is.

Name: Juliana Rose Silvern

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Race: Human

Appearance: Her Armor. Juliana stands at 5'7" and has a smaller bust than in the picture XD. Also when not wearing her armor, wears clothing much more suitable for nobles like dresses and such.

Personality: Her loyalty to her family is absolute and she would do nearly anything to bring honor to their name. She is also a firm believer in the Iron Rose Knight’s duty to protect and serve. The weak are to be protected and it is the strong’s duty to be defenders; therefore, when someone who is weak is trying to protect the results can be disastrous. This belief makes Juliana feel that the inexperienced Fanilly is unfit to be captain and so someone more suited to the task should take her place, like herself.

Raised in a noble household Juliana knows the art of ‘masks’ yet is not afraid to let her feelings be known. Her distain for the old traditional way of choosing a captain is hardly veiled, but she will not let those feelings get in the way of her knightly duties. She can seem full of herself at times but she genuinely wants what is best for her country and wants to protect people with all her heart.

Brief Backstory: Juliana was born to the noble household of Silvern, a very prominent family in Thaln. Their noble ‘stock’ grew after the rebellion of Phoran Cal as they were one of the greatest supporters of the Iron Rose Knights. The Silvern household has kept its affairs close to the Iron Rose Knights and while they support the knights fully, they also are very staunch supporters for doing away with the old tradition of choosing the captain from young girls born under a full moon.

Her family had planned to give birth to her under a full moon but due to some complications in birth she was born as the moon started waning again. The idea had been to get a girl into the position first; making it rather easy to change the system from within, but this was not to be the case. Still her parents were not about to give up and so started to raise her up to be the next captain despite the fact that by tradition she was no longer eligible for the position.

Raised with the best tutors nobles could buy, Juliana was molded into a great warrior and noble. Being devout followers of Mayon Juliana found herself gravitating toward the paladins of Mayon and incorporated their more defensive type battle style into her own. While her training was focused on the battlefield she did not neglect her noble daughter duties and is accomplished in the political field as well. Her parents made sure to give their daughter the opportunity to grow socially as well so as to gather favor with the other nobles to strengthen her position.

Equipment: Juliana wears ornamented plate armor with chainmail mesh underneath to increase mobility and reduce friction. Her standard equipment is a large shield in her left and a long sword in her right

Skills: Juliana has been taught the traditional art of sword and shield with an emphasis being on using the shield effectively to punish her opponents while defending herself. Bashing, parrying, or even just pushing her opponent with her large shield are integral parts of her training then using her sword to finish off her opponent.

Outside of combat she is an accomplished dancer, socialite, and rider. Essentially skills designed to make her look like the ideal noblewoman and captain material.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Just noticed this one and got to thinking about making a character. I was thinking perhaps of making a character who is a noble and very much influenced by noble faction thinking that the old tradition no longer applies, and eve that they would be a better pick for captain. A good knight and all but that mindset would put them at odds with Fanilly Danbalion and somewhat foster a rivalry between them. Such a character I think would have great potential for later arcs and being a constant, close reminder of how nobility is starting to fracture on the issue.

@VitaVitaAR

Dragon Ball Z: The Summoned Sagas

Well no one has started fighting them yet since we haven't been told if they'll be up to us or not yet. Need a Gm/Co approval seal first.

One Piece: New Age

I see, well sorry to hear but thank ye for saying it out front. Good luck with future enterprises.

Dragon Ball Z: The Summoned Sagas

@NacNak

Just thinking that might be best to just leave the Saibamen up to us. We can each take on a Saibmen or more and make our own short battles with them. Saibamen are pretty much fodder so a lot easier to just leave it to the players rather than you or Stryder bothering to rp them. Really just need to divide them up and then let everyone handle them.

Dragon Ball Z: The Summoned Sagas

Elarinya

Location: Gohan's Training Grounds

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Things were starting to turn rather serious as Elarinya was starting to feel the more she learned about the invaders, the less curious she was about them. The saiyans, as they were called, were obviously a warrior breed but it seemed they cared nothing about civilian casualties. Elarinya watched with horror as the one called Nappa casually wiped out the innocent reporters and onlookers who were trying to see what was going on. Elarinya's senses were completely on edge now, it was clear that these invaders would not hesitate to kill any in the way and potentially not a single thing on the planet would survive.

Elarinya felt her protective instincts skyrocket as she noticed Gohan getting ready for battle. She was not particularly knowledgeable about the species but it was clear from his height and physic that he was just a child. Certainly a brave child but she had no doubt the saiyans would not hesitate to kill him along with the others.

"Absolutely despicable, they're more like monsters than warriors." Elarinya glared at the enemy and noticed they had given up their scouters, "but they certainly aren't stupid." She mused as she realized hiding her power level was no longer a valid strategy as the enemy was more than prepared to slaughter them all and not rely on the machines anymore. Soon they brought out the Saibamen and things were really starting to take a turn for the worse, thankfully there were quite a few fighters in the area who were opposed to the invaders, but she needed to prepare herself for combat.

Elarinya quickly spiked up her ki and her body naturally reacted. Ki briefly covered her entire body and then hardened around her, combining with her racial trait to become a hardened exoskeleton that looked like chitinous plate-like armor. There was a clear section on her face, like a visor so she could see and her wings were free but aside from that her body was encased in the light, flexible, but quite sturdy exoskeleton of her insect heritage.

Ready for combat she hovered over toward where Gohan and quite a few others were, her protective instincts deciding she needed to be as close to the child as possible in order to protect him if needed.

"Pardon me, but I feel obligated to provide assistance," her voice was a bit muffled by the exoskeleton giving it a bit of an dark vibe, "it is quite clear that no life on this planet is safe so I will give you support."

Elarinya saw the saiyans at the moment seemed content to let these, Saibamen fight. They were small, green, and strong, but compared to some of the monsters she had to face back home, she doubted they were prove much of a threat to her; however, it was never wise to leave such monsters alone as they could potentially catch someone off guard.

"I would love to understand the situation better, but I've seen enough to know what must be done. A little monster extermination is in order." First order of business would be to stop the Saibamen, then the saiyans afterward, if that was possible...
@Archmage MC@NacNak@Jin Of Mana@Stryder

One Piece: New Age

As she collapsed on the ground under the pirate and jaguar Zypha knew she would be done for unless someone intervened. The Jaguar ripped out the throat of the man on top of her, making blood fly all over the place, a good portion of the red liquid splattered on her front and face. Zypha glared back as the beast readied itself to bite into her tender neck, wondering if perhaps this would be how she died but that was not the case.

Just as the Jaguar started to strike the body of one of the enemy pirates smashed into the jaguar right in the head, instantly knocking out the large feline. With the beast out of the way Zypha managed to push the dead pirate's corpse off her with some difficulty, as she had been knocked down pretty hard and was still recovering from being slammed on the hard ground. Because of this she did not noticed who had sent the pirate flying her way but that was of little consequence as the ex-prisoner inside the cave sauntered over to her after giving out a obnoxiously loud laugh.

Zypha looked up at his larger than life figure, she had noticed he was a huge man but by the Grand Line he was like an over-sized grizzly, but a lot less furry and without claws of course. She nearly stared at his gigantic hand but quickly looked up at his large, green eyes as she decided to take up his offer and tried to grasp his hand but due to its size she only managed some of his fingers.

"Appreciated." She managed to say as Alan helped her to his feet and then he bellowed out,

"OH, I DO APPRECIATE A CREW WHO HAS GOOD FUN! LET'S BAND TOGETHER, UNTIL THE GOLD FADES FROM OUR EYES!"

Now that she was standing in front of him, his enormity really just overshadowed her and she was not a diminutive woman by any means, in fact she was probably a bit larger than average due to her well-toned frame but this man made her seem like a child or even a doll by comparison. She could not help but feel a little awe for how well-built the man was and his voice certainly matched his appearance, loud and overbearing.

"If there was any gold in our eyes I would have plucked them out by now." Zypha replied sarcastically to the large fellow. He certainly seemed like a capable man and for now they needed all the help they could get. Also, the man was obviously an enemy of the people in control of the island so at least their interests most likely aligned for now. She noticed her hand was still on his, her attention taken away by trying to fit all of him into her vision she had stayed her hand for longer than she had intended and could feel the man's great strength. She removed her hand as casually as possible and took in the situation, noticing who had lived and who had died.

"The pirate I first took down should still be alive, let's see what we can get out of him. As for you," she looked back at Alan again, realized her face was a bloody mess and used the sleeve of her jacket to wipe away most of the blood, though a few spots remained. "Well you're certainly large so I'm sure you'll prove useful."

She was about to continue as she tried to appear in complete control, and hide her little mistake, when she noticed the headline on the newspaper on the ground. It was about the island they had been on before and could have useful information, or at least see what the newspapers thought about the Twin Lotus Pirates, if they were mentioned at all in the article. She snatched up the article, finally able to bring herself to terms with the enormity of Alan and read over the article as quickly as she could.

@Whimsley

One Piece: New Age

There were several articles, but one could have grabbed her attention: "Incident on Erdol Island"

@Jensoman

Is Erdol Island the first island or this one and what does it say? Would be useful to know for next post.