Nameless Hero

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@Bacon sounds good to me!

@Psyker Landshark haha yeah, just a bit of coalitional defence against an expansionist empire on the side, no big deal! 😆

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@Bacon that's a fair point. We'll see if anyone else volunteers. If not, we'll just have to come up with a reason.

@Synonym just so. The arrangements won't be permanent and will change at some point.

Post deletion request

I forgot to tell this person joining my roleplay to wait before we start posting in the ic thread and we've yet to figure out the posting order for everyone else, so I was wondering if anyone could help with removing this roleplayerguild.com/posts/5659495

The player has already been notified and saved it elsewhere.

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While we wait, how about we talk shop before we begin? To be honest, I wasn't expecting so many people to be interested in joining the roleplay and I feel like there's going to be just a bit too many riders for a reasonably sized patrol squad. Would anyone be willing to have their character be the leader of a second squad?

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@EtherealThorn alrighty. Your character and @Synonym's will be the last ones to be reviewed before we begin. Apologies to anyone else who was interested in joining.

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First ic post is up, Just waiting on a couple more people to submit their characters before we start. I'll let everyone know when that happens.

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Main thread and first ic post is up. If anyone else wants to submit their character, please let me know. No more will be accepted after we begin.

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Dawn breaks.

Cold winds howled as they swept across the peaks of the Sunspire Mountains. An apron of snow covered each and every one, transforming what would have been a series of jagged rock and harsh points into small islands of haven; welcoming enough for a dragon to perch upon as its rider looked out to a sea of clouds all around, keeping vigil of the skies above.

Many times before had the pair beheld such scenery. Though both were far from the places of their birth, the dragon rider Jinan Khai would not complain were he to see it many more times for the rest of his days. Bereft of lands, titles and all other things a man of Norsinia might value, these serene summits were as much a home to him as the grassy steppes of Feros ever were.

With eyes as grey as storm clouds, Jinan looked to the east where the sun began its ascent, casting a golden glow upon the clouds. Such splendour... It was difficult to imagine that war might rise from there anyday now. Do the riders of Kovos not look upon the same sight? Jinan wondered as he shook his head. Would the Empire truly take even that away after it had already taken so much?

The dragon stirred and Jinan reached down to pat the neck of his ever faithful companion, Duan. With scales as black as night and fins of brilliant gold, he was as fine a beast as any other. The finest in Jinan's eyes.

"I am sorry," he said as the dragon turned to face him, scarlet eyes narrowed in contentment. "I didn't mean to think such sad thoughts. I'll not burden you with my worries any longer."

Casting one last look towards the rising sun, Jinan adjusted the cloak around his shoulders and gathered up the reins attached to Duan's riding harness as he said, "Come, let's get ready for patrol."

As if on cue, several dragons and their riders burst forth from the clouds as they rose above the mountain peaks. With an unhurried pace, Jinan made some final checks on various straps and fittings before taking wing to join his squadron.

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@Psyker Landshark at minimum, every rider has to be strong enough to make a dragon think twice about looking at them as prey or being lower on the totem pole. So for a mage, they'd need to be able to use their magic to defend themselves from a breath attack or show that they're no push over. For example, raising a wall of earth to block flames or casting a blast of fire just as powerful as a dragon's.

The most powerful mage, the empress of Avalan, would be capable of summoning natural disaster like floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and firestorms. Most others would be anywhere between that to only being able to levitate a piece of paper.

As for the rarity of riders, it depends on where they're from. In the Kovosian Empire, almost everyone who is a mage or awakened will try to become a dragon rider since it's so central to their society. In the west though, the process is less centralized so while some may train to become riders from an early age, others may develop their skills first before thinking about becoming a rider.

In other words, those from the east tend to become riders as early as possible (basically as soon as they meet the most minimal requirements) then build up from there, while those from the west tend to develop their talents first and then go on to become riders with an already strong base of skill in mana or prana. Some may even choose to not be riders at all.

Another thing to consider is that there's only so many dragons to go around, especially those mature enough to be useful in combat. In Kovos, there's enough to form an entire fleet of riders with their numbers being in the hundreds. The 3 nations of the west however had to form the Alliance just to match those numbers and yet still fall short.

Hope that answers your questions. Lemme know if there's anything else you'd like to know.

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Apologies all, forgot to include background in the character sheet. Fixed it now.