Letter Bee

Royal Rumble!

William Ascot

William smiled and said, "Thank you, Andras. What you said...it means a lot."

I am humbled by the grace you showed me. I am humbled by the support you have given me. I promise, I will do my part, I will defeat the Greater Evil and save this city. Or, if there is no Greater Evil, then I will keep protecting you until the threats towards you end. Thank you. Resolution had returned, this time more concretely. Vera's hatred still ate at him, but he knew this, that as long as the city stood, then it will all be all right. Something I love more than myself. This City.

He then looked at Wolf, as if in challenge, then extended his hand, saying, "Vera may think me stupid and cruel and insane, but my promise is a city still standing after this is all over. That's a promise Andras still accepts as truth. So, are things still continuing?"

Tournament Day

William listened to Andreim's speech, having already accepted a place as a member of St. Laurel's teams. His first thought, an uncharitable one, was that Andreim was a rival for leadership. His second thought was that rivals can be co-opted, and that a man of Andriem's confidence can be sucesptible to a display of deference. Nevertheless, he walked towards the other boy, placing his left hand on his' with a wide, open smile. He then cleared his throat to give his own speech.

"For thousands of years, Rhea has been the greatest, most advanced, and most important of cities, the most exalted place on this planet. This is not just due to location, resources, or even government policy, but also because of its people, who are bound by bonds of citizenship that transcend class, gender, race and species. We of St. Laurel's represent merely one facet of Rhea, but what a splednid facet it is! Some accuse us of arrogance, part of that charge may be true, but we are above all motivated by a dedication to victory, victory within the bounds of the law, unmatched by most others!

"All hail Rhea! All hail Saint Laurel's!"

@RoflsMazoy@Crowvette@KillamriX88@Dezuel

Re: Zero: The High Council

Flame Brooks

When Flame Brooks found himself seperated from Ashton, his first impulse was to panic, especially in the presence of someone who was evidently a priest. Then, his next impulse was to worry about Ashton, and the impulse after that was to finally observe the surroundings.

Looking at Jameson and Alistair, as if trying to decide who to distrust less, he would approach the former and say: "Hey, I'm Flame Brooks, 16 years old, from Bangor, Maine. I got seperated from a...friend when I was sent here; said friend was with me in that inky blackness." Flame clearly assumed that the other two 'Earthers' had seen 'Lord Talus'. "What's your name, Father?"

If Ashton were here - and not panicking like I am, he'd probably join the person recruiting for Knights. Or he could be looking at what sort of wares are being sold. But I'm not Ashton; I don't trust these people and they won't listen to my advice anyway. "Anyway..." the kid nervously said, "Just to make sure, we all believe that we're in another world? That this isn't a dream, a hallucination, drugs, or virtual reality? Because as my... Friend would say, it'd be best if we're all in the same page at this time."

His expression turned into a deep frown as he pondered, We're probably not on the same page. They probably think I am crazy. But, at the same time, I can't just ditch them as I am worse off alone.

Turning to Alistair, Flame finally asked, "So, rich guy, what is your name and where do you come from, assuming we're not all from Maine?"

Ashton Andrews

They really were in another world. Demihumans, medieval architecture, unfeathered dinosaurs, and of course, a realistic reaction to the three people's sudden coming. This flew in the face of his essay about how Isekai won't work... Unless they were marked for death anyway. Well, he didn't plan to meet a nasty demise unless it was by Flame's side, and Flame wasn't at his side. Which was aggravating; he felt cheated by that 'Lord Talus' guy, even though he never trusted him anyway. Nevertheless, he knew this: He can probably calm himself and the others down enough to plot their way out of this situation.

Looking at the others; Ashton would ask as firmly as possible without raising his voice too high, "All right, which of you believes we really are in another world and this isn't a dream, hallucination, drugs, or virtual reality? For those of you that don't, my name is Ashton Andrews, 16, from Bangor, Maine. I also have a boyfriend, Flame Brooks, who was in the darkness with me until that Talus guy seperated us. Either way, I don't think we need to panic right now."

A brief pause. "What we need to do is walk slowly, forward, as though this place is familiar to us, then hope that the novelty of our apperance fades. We should also observe everything we can, including the writing."

A glance at a shop stall; the language was unfamiliar. "Not just that, but if there is law enforcement here; Constables and Miliitia or just the Watch, we should avoid them unless they seem reasonable. And as we seem to be in a Merchants' District, we should also frisk ourselves for saleable goods."

A breath. "But, the prime priority would be to get to a safe place, a safe place where we can get our bearings."

Royal Rumble!

Louen de Bretonny

Name:

Louen de Bretonny

Age:

16

Grade:

1st Year, Rhean Military Academy

Biography:

Louen de Bretonny was born to a side branch of the De Bretonny family, the hereditary monarchs of the Kingdom of Bretonny since time immemorial until two centuries ago, when the current ruler, Giles de Bretonny, married his daughter off to another Royal Family, the De Bearns... Shortly before his sons died when their cruise ship ran into an iceberg. Because of this, the De Bearn family had the most powerful claim to the Kingdom of Bretonny, and they promptly told the cadet branches to 'put up and shut up'. In response, Louen's family went to Rhea to try and raise support for an invasion to take back 'their' throne.

They failed. Even after 200 years, they failed, especially as future generations preferred to stay in Rhea and enjoy its advanced technology, magic, and entertainment instead of fighting for a throne that was more trouble than it was worth. And Louen was no different; as a full Rhean Citizen, he identified with Rhea more than he did with Brettony, and while he was a military nerd, he preferred to hear about Rhea's proxy conflicts and 'peacekeeping missions' while enjoying Bretonnese culture from the comfort of his city instead of his family's former homeland. Instead, he was going to focus on his life in the Rhean Military Academy, where, as a 16-year old, he was allowed to join.

There, he will become an officer and a gentleman of Rhea, learn to charm hot gals and guys, and perhaps engage in hilarious antics when not practicing how to be an officer and gentleman.

Powers:

Core Power - Gun God's Blessing: Louen de Bretonny is capable of bending firearms to his will. He can move firearms independently of his person. He can also shoot, reload, jam, switch firing mode, and deconstruct the weapons at his will. Doing so is much easier for his custom firearm, however, because he is attuned to the layout of his weapon, down to each screw and scratch. He can manipulate only a couple weapons at a time.

First Power - Memory of L'Ourtemer: Memory of L'Ourtermer is a specially-designed weapon made specifically for use with Louen’s abilities. He is attuned to this weapon, and every facet of its design, which makes him able to manipulate it as if it were an extension of himself, which it kind of is. He can change the basic shape of the firearm to resemble almost any ballistic weapon on the military market by taking 3 seconds to concentrate. However, this weapon can only fire Louen’s specially synthesized rounds, which he creates using his third power.

Second Power - Rhean Military Exorcism Kit: A collection of silver-and-rowan religious symbols, holy water, and holy oil, that can harm demons, spirits, and astral beings. The weakness of this is that it is not an official power and can be lost, stolen, or just used up. For full disclosure's sake, there are six religious symbols, one small canteen of holy water, and one thumb-sized bottle of holy oil.

Third Power - Custom Organic Non-Lethal Bullets: Louen's blessing can act independently of its owner, turning all bullets in his possession into custom non-lethal rounds. These rounds are as follows:

- Gel Round: The bullets turn into immobilizing sticky slime when striking their target.
- Sleep Powder Round: The bullets turn into a pellet that breaks instantly when in contact with skin, releasing a powder that can cause severe drowsiness to an average person in three to six seconds.
- Inorganic Non-Living Matter Demolition Round: Louen's blessing acts independently of its owner to ascertain if the target is both non-organic and non-sapient (aka not a robot or doll), before allowing special explosive rounds to be used.
- Blanks: Paper, Wax, or Plastic Bullets not meant to damage, just explode.

Relationships:

None yet.

Royal Rumble!

Louen de Bretonny

Name:

Louen de Bretonny

Age:

16

Grade:

1st Year, Rhean Military Academy

Biography:

Louen de Bretonny was born to a side branch of the De Bretonny family, the hereditary monarchs of the Kingdom of Bretonny since time immemorial until two centuries ago, when the current ruler, Giles de Bretonny, married his daughter off to another Royal Family, the De Bearns... Shortly before his sons died when their cruise ship ran into an iceberg. Because of this, the De Bearn family had the most powerful claim to the Kingdom of Bretonny, and they promptly told the cadet branches to 'put up and shut up'. In response, Louen's family went to Rhea to try and raise support for an invasion to take back 'their' throne.

They failed. Even after 200 years, they failed, especially as future generations preferred to stay in Rhea and enjoy its advanced technology, magic, and entertainment instead of fighting for a throne that was more trouble than it was worth. And Louen was no different; as a full Rhean Citizen, he identified with Rhea more than he did with Brettony, and while he was a military nerd, he preferred to hear about Rhea's proxy conflicts and 'peacekeeping missions' while enjoying Bretonnese culture from the comfort of his city instead of his family's former homeland. Instead, he was going to focus on his life in the Rhean Military Academy, where, as a 16-year old, he was allowed to join.

There, he will become an officer and a gentleman of Rhea, learn to charm hot gals and guys, and perhaps engage in hilarious antics when not practicing how to be an officer and gentleman.

Powers:

Core Power - Gun God's Blessing: Louen de Bretonny is capable of bending firearms to his will. He can move firearms independently of his person. He can also shoot, reload, jam, switch firing mode, and deconstruct the weapons at his will. Doing so is much easier for his custom firearm, however, because he is attuned to the layout of his weapon, down to each screw and scratch. He can manipulate only a couple weapons at a time.

First Power - Memory of L'Ourtemer: Memory of L'Ourtermer is a specially-designed weapon made specifically for use with Louen’s abilities. He is attuned to this weapon, and every facet of its design, which makes him able to manipulate it as if it were an extension of himself, which it kind of is. He can change the basic shape of the firearm to resemble almost any ballistic weapon on the military market by taking 3 seconds to concentrate. However, this weapon can only fire Louen’s specially synthesized rounds, which he creates using his third power.

Second Power - Rhean Military Exorcism Kit: A collection of silver-and-rowan religious symbols, holy water, and holy oil, that can harm demons, spirits, and astral beings. The weakness of this is that it is not an official power and can be lost, stolen, or just used up. For full disclosure's sake, there are six religious symbols, one small canteen of holy water, and one thumb-sized bottle of holy oil.

Third Power - Custom Organic Non-Lethal Bullets: Louen's blessing can act independently of its owner, turning all bullets in his possession into custom non-lethal rounds. These rounds are as follows:

- Gel Round: The bullets turn into immobilizing sticky slime when striking their target.
- Sleep Powder Round: The bullets turn into a pellet that breaks instantly when in contact with skin, releasing a powder that can cause severe drowsiness to an average person in three to six seconds.
- Inorganic Non-Living Matter Demolition Round: Louen's blessing acts independently of its owner to ascertain if the target is both non-organic and non-sapient (aka not a robot or doll), before allowing special explosive rounds to be used.
- Blanks: Paper, Wax, or Plastic Bullets not meant to damage, just explode.

Relationships:

None yet.

Letter Bee's Character Sheets

Louen de Bretonny

Name:

Louen de Bretonny

Age:

16

Grade:

1st Year, Rhean Military Academy

Biography:

Louen de Bretonny was born to a side branch of the De Bretonny family, the hereditary monarchs of the Kingdom of Bretonny since time immemorial until two centuries ago, when the current ruler, Giles de Bretonny, married his daughter off to the Valois Saint-Remy family... Shortly before his sons died when their cruise ship ran into an iceberg. Because of this, the Valois Saint-Remy family had the most powerful claim to the Kingdom of Bretonny, and they promptly told the cadet branches to 'put up and shut up'. In response, Louen's family went to Rhea to try and raise support for an invasion to take back 'their' throne.

They failed. Even after 200 years, they failed, especially as future generations preferred to stay in Rhea and enjoy its advanced technology, magic, and entertainment instead of fighting for a throne that was more trouble than it was worth. And Louen was no different; as a full Rhean Citizen, he identified with Rhea more than he did with Brettony, and while he was a military nerd, he preferred to hear about Rhea's proxy conflicts and 'peacekeeping missions' than he did about antagonizing the Valois Saint-Remys, whose existence he preferred to ignore. Instead, he was going to focus on his life in the Rhean Military Academy, where, as a 16-year old, he was allowed to join.

There, he will become an officer and a gentleman of Rhea, learn to charm hot gals and guys, and perhaps engage in hilarious antics when not practicing how to be an officer and gentleman.

Powers:

Core Power - Gun God's Blessing: Louen de Bretonny can conjure up guns from thin air, and either fire them with his hand, or levitate and fire them remotely. Said guns are confined to mundane models, but also count as fully physical and thus immune to Anti-magic. Furthermore, they are able to fire mundane ammunition, whether rubber, armor-piercing, incendiary or exploding. The technology level of the guns produced can be anything from Renaissance-level (arquebuses), or 21st Century-level (modern-day assault rifles and shotguns).

He is also forbidden from summoning anything from the stuff of science fiction (railguns and such) even if such weapons are already present in the army and police; this is because 'sci-fi weaponry' in Rhea is made using other Gods' Blessings. Note that Louen also has unlimited ammo.

First Power - Lady of the Lake's Blood: The De Bretonny family is descended from the union of a local noble and a magical creature known as the Lady of the Lake, who may be a servant of the Goddess of Lakes. Though diluted, the bloodline of the Lady allows Louen to heal faster than normal people and endure otherwise grievous injuries.

Second Power - Rhean Military Exorcism Kit: A collection of silver-and-rowan religious symbols, holy water, and holy oil, that can harm demons, spirits, and astral beings. The weakness of this is that it is not an official power and can be lost, stolen, or just used up. For full disclosure's sake, there are six religious symbols, one small canteen of holy water, and one thumb-sized bottle of holy oil.

Third Power - Pegasus Knight: The De Bretonny family owns a stable of Pegasi, winged horses born from ancient magic. These Pegasi are leased to the Rhean Military for air shows and other specialized work, and Louen himself owns a Pegasus, Brightsky, whom he uses for transportation and joyrides.

Relationships:

None; even Lise is ignored.

Royal Rumble!

On second thought, I might - might - go on hiatus from this RP; I'm having a bad time right now.

Edit; then again, it seems I won't have to...

Royal Rumble!

Might not be able to post for a few days.

Abberant Dawn - A BeeNCQuest Mecha RP

I think it'd be interesting to watch Olivia get dragged into social situations. She'd have to at least put on a show of caring if she wants a bunch of people with no reason to care if she lives or dies to risk their lives for her. Like I said, she understands the concept of emotions, even if she can't feel them.

I admit, this is going to be an awkward fit, and that's kinda the point.

@Nerdy Reference

Then it seems my objections are scrapped. Accepted, but note that there will only be a game if we can get 5 CSes within the next few days or so; this game has been in limbo long enough.

Abberant Dawn - A BeeNCQuest Mecha RP

I'm angling more for the drama and tension of her old squad coming for her. Leave her stuck between keeping her word to a merc outfit that's kept her relatively safe, even if they didn't know about it, and saving her own neck. I tend to think that, lacking the usual options for bonding, she'd come to recognize an effective team's utility and stand with them even if only for purely practical reasons.

Maybe her old squad would opt to try and buy off her so-called allies, maybe the latest job is a setup and the team would have to fight their way out of an ambush, maybe the other mercs would get tired of the constant threat of corp hit-teams and make some kind of move.

Personally, I see plenty of possibilities.

@Nerdy Reference

Sorry for the delay, but while I see your point, there'd be long (in IRL days) periods where there'd be no battles and more character interaction. Sort of a breather, if you will. Would you be okay with having little to do in said 'breather periods'?

Abberant Dawn - A BeeNCQuest Mecha RP

@Nerdy Reference, Wouldn't her emotionlessness deny her valuable character interaction and development, though?