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Shelving this roleplay for now. Gonna see if I can come up with something else a little more grounded.
Overview
The premise is fairly simple, you can roleplay as an angel or a a blessed mortal (humans only) and the goal is to hunt the Tainted. You can also choose to make your character one of the Tainted but your goal will be same, to hunt others of your kind.
After the great war against the dragons, Angels have become few in number and so must rely on the help of mortals to complete their task: to cleanse the world of dragonblood. Angels possess the following abilities:
- Flight
- Immortality (cannot age)
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Durability
- Healing
- Protective Barrier
- Summon Weapon
- Summon Light
- Summon Lightning
- Telekinesis
- Telepathy
The Blessed are essentially familiars to the angels who granted them power, allowing them to possess the same abilities as them except for flight and immortality. There may also be mages carrying the original Blessings of their ancestors from the Age of Bliss, allowing them to manipulate the elements around them (and nothing more).
The Tainted (also referred to as dragonkin) possess a variety of abilities depending on the stage of their gradual transformation into a dragon:
Loss of Blessings (if applicable) > Enhanced Strength through increased muscle mass > Enhanced Durability through the development of scales > Regeneration > Nails grow into Dragon Claws > Teeth grow into Dragon Fangs > Firebreath > Development of horns and tail > Development of wings > Flight when wings reach sufficient size > Command Thralls of other Tainted at lesser stages of transformation > Mind and personality overtaken by primogenitor (original source of dragonblood) > Complete transformation into a dragon
Those who choose to hunt their own kind become known as 'redeemers', sworn to a life of servitude and to never sire any children. In exchange they are allowed to live until the call of the dragonblood becomes too strong to resist and their minds are no longer their own.
Feel free to chat or ask any questions here and please pm me your character sheet if you wish to apply.
Main Thread
OF WINGS AND FIRE
Long, long ago, the mortal realms of Yor once lived in peace. All were blessed by the Goddess and wanted for nought, until one day the dragons descended from the heavens and laid waste to the lands. With wings of fire, they tore the world asunder, bringing a violent end to the Age of Bliss and ushering forth the Age of Darkness.
Calling out to the skies, humankind prayed for the Goddess to intervene and in answer she sent forth her warrior angels - radiant beings with wings of light - to do battle with the dragons. And there in the heavens did they clash for millennia.
So terrible and great was the destruction they wrought that the fields withered, giving rise to famine, and the dead lay in such number that a terrible miasma grew from their bodies, giving rise to disease. And in their desperation to survive, all who yet lived turned against one another, fighting over what little remained and giving rise to all consuming war.
Eventually, the angels of the Goddess prevailed against the dragons, but naught would be as it once was once was for the scars of the Great Battle lingered on. Food remained scarce, the miasma continues to plague the lands and all the realms could not forget nor forgive the hurts they'd inflicted upon one another.
Worse still, the presence of the dragons live on in those who partook of their blood and raised up arms in their service. These corrupted souls we call the Tainted will in time take on corrupted forms like that of their masters and if allowed to remain, they may yet complete the death of our world.
And so that is why we hunt them. So that the lands may one day heal, so that the realms of mortalkind may one day know peace and so that we, who laid the dragons low at great and terrible cost, may one day return to the side of the Goddess...
Where we belong.
"Accursed mortals!" the angel's voice thundered as lightning cracked across the stormswept skies. "If your hearts were not so fickle, we would have been done with this an age ago!"
Gathered in the centre of the village, the townsfolk cowered before the radiant figure before them. Some clasped their hands together begging for mercy while others huddled around each other, fathers shielding their families with their backs and mothers embracing their children for a final time... all bearing signs of the Taint.
"Brother!" another angel shouted, fighting to be heard above the howling winds. "You don't have to do this! Let me take them, I will bear all responsibility!"
For a brief moment, the winds ceased and a silence settled over the village. Then the air began to crackle, spark and the blessed knight Elim could feel the hairs standing up on the back of his neck. In the next instant, a torrent of lightning struck down from the heavens and consumed every villager, drowning out their cries in an explosion of light.
"It is already done," the first angel uttered pitilessly.
Elim looked on in stunned silence as he moved his hand away, having shielded his eyes from the blinding flash and now seeing the charred remains of the village. This was...
"Too much," Elim said as he read the scout's report. "This is too much."
Looking out the window of the lord's manor, the old knight scanned the streets of Faram and realized at a glance that if the report was true...
"Aye, the town would not last a day," spoke the lord, finishing his thoughts. "It is simply too small to mount an effective defence and my men-at-arms too few."
It was as Elim had feared. A dragon had been sighted circling the town several days ago and its cries had drawn every Tainted out from the shadows, bidding them to join its side. This process had been repeated in several other towns since and now the dragon had amassed a veritable army that was making its way to Faram this very moment.
Even a single one of the Tainted would have been enough to wreak untold levels of destruction. With so many of them together, this truly was the worst case scenario. Only the Goddess's angels could make the difference.
Curses! Elim thought bitterly as he looked back at the scout's report. How did we not notice this sooner?
"There is no time to waste then," he said to the lord. "We will meet them in the field."
Closing his eyes, the old knight pressed a finger to his temple and used his blessing to cast a message to not only his patron angel, but also any others who might be nearby, "I am Sir Elim Bram. A dragon has been sighted near Faram with an army of thralls, numbers over 200. I shall move to intercept, is there any who can assist?"
Name: Elim Bram
Race: Human
Age: 61
Magic Type (if Human): Blessed
Proficiencies: Swordsmanship, Barriers
Background:
Born to a family of knights, Elim learned to wield a sword as soon as he could walk and regularly sparred with his siblings - a brother older by a year and a sister who was eldest by two. He was never the strongest or the quickest, but he was by far the most tenacious; always willing to endure more blisters and bruises from training to keep up with his siblings.
In recognition of his dedication, Elim was permitted to accompany his father as a squire at the age of 16 and together they embarked on a lengthy campaign to subjugate the Tainted. Upon reaching adulthood, the boy had proven his valour many times over and so received his blessings from the family's patron angel, who accepted Elim into their retinue.
Forming a team with his siblings, Elim went on to serve as a blessed knight after his father retired and chose to specialize in the use of barriers, earning him the moniker of 'The Shield' to his brother's 'The Sword' and his sister's 'Lightning'. Together they performed many greet deeds, but after an incident involving another angel's wrathful actions at a remote village, friction developed between the siblings as their views diverged.
The eldest sister of the Bram family was first to leave, retiring early to continue the family line while the brother decided to strike out on his own after attending their father's funeral upon his passing, never being seen or heard from again.
Now at the age of 61, Elim is a year older than his father was when he retired and continues to serve as his patron angel's right hand. He has never married.
Appearance (optional):
Race: Human
Age: 61
Magic Type (if Human): Blessed
Proficiencies: Swordsmanship, Barriers
Background:
Born to a family of knights, Elim learned to wield a sword as soon as he could walk and regularly sparred with his siblings - a brother older by a year and a sister who was eldest by two. He was never the strongest or the quickest, but he was by far the most tenacious; always willing to endure more blisters and bruises from training to keep up with his siblings.
In recognition of his dedication, Elim was permitted to accompany his father as a squire at the age of 16 and together they embarked on a lengthy campaign to subjugate the Tainted. Upon reaching adulthood, the boy had proven his valour many times over and so received his blessings from the family's patron angel, who accepted Elim into their retinue.
Forming a team with his siblings, Elim went on to serve as a blessed knight after his father retired and chose to specialize in the use of barriers, earning him the moniker of 'The Shield' to his brother's 'The Sword' and his sister's 'Lightning'. Together they performed many greet deeds, but after an incident involving another angel's wrathful actions at a remote village, friction developed between the siblings as their views diverged.
The eldest sister of the Bram family was first to leave, retiring early to continue the family line while the brother decided to strike out on his own after attending their father's funeral upon his passing, never being seen or heard from again.
Now at the age of 61, Elim is a year older than his father was when he retired and continues to serve as his patron angel's right hand. He has never married.
Appearance (optional):
Bones gave a dry chuckle as he replied, "Well met, but I'm afraid I'd make a very poor guide since I never even made it past the spikes. See that over there?"
The undead adventurer pointed at an old blood stain on the floor and then at the crack on his skeletal face.
"It's what did this. Not sure why I've been given a second chance, but best not let it go to waste eh."
As he spoke to the drider named Xune, Bones spotted the charred remains of black armour and the corpses that wore them just outside the entrance of the pyramid. If he could, his eyes would have widened in surprise.
"I see you already met some of my old friends. We were another band of foolhardy souls like yourselves you see. Tried to take on the pyramid and... well, the fact that it's still standing can only mean we failed."
For a moment, the undead fighter tilted his head forward in a downcast expression before looking up at the living gathered before him and the pinprick glow in the hollows of his eyes seemed to brighten a little.
"But maybe you lot will be the ones to finish the job. I'm sure if we all put our minds to it, we can find a way forward."
Just as he said that however, the spikes suddenly retracted into the floor and the entrance to the pyramid began to shut. As the last dim rays of light from the outside world vanished from sight, the entire pyramid itself seemed to shake and resound with a heavy rumbling of activity.
"Well... that's new."
Overview
The premise is fairly simple, you can roleplay as an angel or a a blessed mortal (humans only) and the goal is to hunt the Tainted. You can also choose to make your character one of the Tainted but your goal will be same, to hunt others of your kind.
After the great war against the dragons, Angels have become few in number and so must rely on the help of mortals to complete their task: to cleanse the world of dragonblood. Angels possess the following abilities:
- Flight
- Immortality (cannot age)
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Durability
- Healing
- Protective Barrier
- Summon Weapon
- Summon Light
- Summon Lightning
- Telekinesis
- Telepathy
The Blessed are essentially familiars to the angels who granted them power, allowing them to possess the same abilities as them except for flight and immortality. There may also be mages carrying the original Blessings of their ancestors from the Age of Bliss, allowing them to manipulate the elements around them (and nothing more).
The Tainted (also referred to as dragonkin) possess a variety of abilities depending on the stage of their gradual transformation into a dragon:
Loss of Blessings (if applicable) > Enhanced Strength through increased muscle mass > Enhanced Durability through the development of scales > Regeneration > Nails grow into Dragon Claws > Teeth grow into Dragon Fangs > Firebreath > Development of horns and tail > Development of wings > Flight when wings reach sufficient size > Command Thralls of other Tainted at lesser stages of transformation > Mind and personality overtaken by primogenitor (original source of dragonblood) > Complete transformation into a dragon
Those who choose to hunt their own kind become known as 'redeemers', sworn to a life of servitude and to never sire any children. In exchange they are allowed to live until the call of the dragonblood becomes too strong to resist and their minds are no longer their own.
Feel free to chat or ask any questions here and please pm me your character sheet if you wish to apply.
Main Thread
OF WINGS AND FIRE
Long, long ago, the mortal realms of Yor once lived in peace. All were blessed by the Goddess and wanted for nought, until one day the dragons descended from the heavens and laid waste to the lands. With wings of fire, they tore the world asunder, bringing a violent end to the Age of Bliss and ushering forth the Age of Darkness.
Calling out to the skies, humankind prayed for the Goddess to intervene and in answer she sent forth her warrior angels - radiant beings with wings of light - to do battle with the dragons. And there in the heavens did they clash for millennia.
So terrible and great was the destruction they wrought that the fields withered, giving rise to famine, and the dead lay in such number that a terrible miasma grew from their bodies, giving rise to disease. And in their desperation to survive, all who yet lived turned against one another, fighting over what little remained and giving rise to all consuming war.
Eventually, the angels of the Goddess prevailed against the dragons, but naught would be as it once was once was for the scars of the Great Battle lingered on. Food remained scarce, the miasma continues to plague the lands and all the realms could not forget nor forgive the hurts they'd inflicted upon one another.
Worse still, the presence of the dragons live on in those who partook of their blood and raised up arms in their service. These corrupted souls we call the Tainted will in time take on corrupted forms like that of their masters and if allowed to remain, they may yet complete the death of our world.
And so that is why we hunt them. So that the lands may one day heal, so that the realms of mortalkind may one day know peace and so that we, who laid the dragons low at great and terrible cost, may one day return to the side of the Goddess...
Where we belong.
Overview
The premise is fairly simple, you can roleplay as an angel or a a blessed mortal (humans only) and the goal is to hunt the Tainted. You can also choose to make your character one of the Tainted but your goal will be same, to hunt others of your kind.
After the great war against the dragons, Angels have become few in number and so must rely on the help of mortals to complete their task: to cleanse the world of dragonblood. Angels possess the following abilities:
- Flight
- Immortality (cannot age)
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Durability
- Healing
- Protective Barrier
- Summon Weapon
- Summon Light
- Summon Lightning
- Telekinesis
- Telepathy
The Blessed are essentially familiars to the angels who granted them power, allowing them to possess the same abilities as them except for flight and immortality. There may also be mages carrying the original Blessings of their ancestors from the Age of Bliss, allowing them to manipulate the elements around them (and nothing more).
The Tainted (also referred to as dragonkin) possess a variety of abilities depending on the stage of their gradual transformation into a dragon:
Loss of Blessings (if applicable) > Enhanced Strength through increased muscle mass > Enhanced Durability through the development of scales > Regeneration > Nails grow into Dragon Claws > Teeth grow into Dragon Fangs > Firebreath > Development of horns and tail > Development of wings > Flight when wings reach sufficient size > Command Thralls of other Tainted at lesser stages of transformation > Mind and personality overtaken by primogenitor (original source of dragonblood) > Complete transformation into a dragon
Those who choose to hunt their own kind become known as 'redeemers', sworn to a life of servitude and to never sire any children. In exchange they are allowed to live until the call of the dragonblood becomes too strong to resist and their minds are no longer their own.
Feel free to chat or ask any questions here and please pm me your character sheet if you wish to apply.
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