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Dark Souls: The Watchers of the Abyss

I also finished my CS.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

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Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Meirin Kurenai

Meirin has been at big parties before, the College hosts them from time to time. But here at Djarkel, everything just felt so much more... Different. Not friendly at least. Having spent all her life in Djarkel, she has seen it's good and bad side, and she knows it's unfair for her to judge Djarkel's nobility. But see has seen the poor, ruined husks of villages she had to escort travelers through, the ragged and deranged bandits who were once just townsfolk trying to get anything to stave off hunger, and here she was, dressed in clothing that could buy her land, eating food that could feed a whole village for months. She was always aware of the difference between the upper, middle, and lower class, but this would be the first time that Meirin realized just how prosperous Djarkel can be, considering how poor she usually saw it.

And it made her a bit angry too. These people had all this luxuries, and who benefits the most from it? Certainly not the ones who fight and die for it. She didn't even see any guardsmen here. And Meirin wondered if this was normal for all nobility. Taking deep breaths, Meirin had to calm herself. This was a diplomatic mission. She had handled diplomats before. And she knew about Djarkel culture, at least a little bit. It was a good thing that Ssarak wasn't here, because Meirin was going to have to show a side of her that she seldom liked to show; her haughty side.

While the other girls had dressed quite fancily, with some like Lyn using actual magic, Meirin's dress was both well crafted, made of top quality materials, and emphasized her figure. Namely, her dress showed off a generous amount of bust, hugging her curves so tightly that one could almost see the muscles through her dress. Her shoulders were exposed and it looked like that any strenuous movement would cause her dress to fall, though thanks to the craftsmen at the college, that would never happen. There was a slit on the side of her dress that went all the way up to her waist, showing off her leg and stocking, as well as allowing her silken shoes to be more predominately displayed. But while her dress may look more appropriate for a courtesan then nobility, she also wore a silken body suit underneath, thus showing no skin, with golden embroideries of the college's emblem placed where her skin would have been seen. A combination of modesty with sexual appeal, just as Meirin liked.

Among the accessories she carried, she also had a parasol. This was not a hidden weapon, though the canopy was made of harden silk layers, good enough to catch blades without allowing a clean cut. But this parasol had a different purpose, and that was the intricate runes carefully carved onto the cloth. These runes simply glowed in a multitude of colors, but if need be, Meirin could control the color and image the rune showed if she had to incorporate her skills into a performance. As far as Meirin was aware of, rune magic usually is done on solid things like metal or stones. To see that the college could inscribe such things onto cloth would certainly interest many Djarkel barons.

As such she approached Sighard of the Wyvern Hills. She could smell the alcohol off of him, but he was neither drunk or pleased. It seemed that he hasn't quite found the poison he was looking for yet. Looking at the collection of chalices, Meirin could recognized a few of the scents from her time in alchemy class. Getting a good idea of what he has tried, she approached the old baron. "Greet's my lord. I am Meirin Kurenai of the Twilight College. May I entertain your company?" Meirin said with an air of arrogance, as if she was implying that Sighard was bored or even boring.

Myrn Vaan'Atisha

Myrn had been quiet the entire time they arrived in Yarosmere. It was just all so... Horrible. Scenes of death and destruction everywhere, and though Myrn has seen first hand what sort of power a maliced Naga can unleash, she was more sad than scared looking at them. Myrn's relationship with the naga was little, and Mar was hardly the most pleasant woman she's ever had to interact with, but even they don't deserve this. The torture they were suffering at the hands of the Yarosmere were better fit for demons, not human beings. But maybe now they're nothing more than monsters, pretending to be humans.

Things didn't get any better when they arrived to the market for a meal. Suddenly they were attacked, and Myrn had her weapon drawn to fight. E'nasha was taken into a portal, followed by Baulder. Baulder, for some reason, sicked John on Aramir. Myrn and Mar quickly cut off John's path, and in Myrn's instances, intended to cut off John's head. "Mar you aren't safe here! Go to the portal and beat the shit out of Baulder, we'll figure out what's going on here!" AS Myrn slashed at John, she tried to also give Mar a path straight towards the portal. She knew that Mar wasn't very good at walking still, and would need as much of a clear path as she could get.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

The backstory of some inane side character from what I've gleamed.

The War of the Three

Hibiki & Shizuka

Soon everyone arrived to the meeting point including Bastion. Hibiki didn't really have the chance to tell her but she was glad that Bastion was coming along. She wanted to tell her that she won't fail her this time, but before Hibiki could get that chance Bastion already left. However it seemed like Bastion wasn't here to assist Hibiki with her operation but was one a separate mission herself. Admittedly Hibiki was rather intimidated by Bastion, knowing first hand what she's capable of as well as being the Queen's Treasure. But leaving Bastion along deep in enemy territory didn't seem like a very good idea to Hibiki. Turning to her sister, Shizuka's concerned look shared the same thoughts.

But now wasn't the time to worry about that. Marquis was providing covering fire from above which meant that for now Hibiki had Tatiana to help her and Shizuka. Fortunately Queen Eos also came through with some information, namely a more detailed map of the fortress. "Thank you!" She said to herself as she gave the information a quick scan. With this map offering a better detail of the area as well as the most up-to-date information about the battle Hibiki could get a good idea of what's going on. Grafdakka and Endian were doing their job distracting the demon and angelic forces, however it seemed that practically all the demons have already been destroyed. This would prove problem some since now the angels can focus their attacks on Grafdakka, depriving them of a much needed distraction. Even more worrisome a very powerful enemy has arrived, some sort of purple clad warrior, perhaps a Valkyrie. From what the reports showed not only was she quite agile she was capable of creating miniature black holes and teleportation. It reminded Hibiki of Victoire, and she didn't want anything to do with that.

Calling over the command communications Hibiki gave the air support quick orders. "Do not engage near Grafdakka's position. That is an enemy you cannot defeat. Focus on maintaining disruption and covering fire over the angel's fortress. Marquis keep an eye on that fight and tell update me on anything that happens." Unlike the other commander Hibiki couldn't afford to lose air superiority. It was her only backup plan if for some reason the teleporters don't work. The bomber jets did as commanded, quickly retreating the front lines to do strafing and bombing runs on the fortress itself. They mainly focused around areas where the Killa Kans were active, dropping gas bombs there to deal with the angel defender, or carefully shooting the angels with their guns. They didn't risk firing missiles less they hit their own troops.

With that out of the way now it was time for the infiltrators to be off. Using the information and map that Eos had provided her Hibiki sent similar data to everyone else so they could see what she saw. Hibiki was keeping track of enemy movements while being fed data by the recon plans flying in the distance, as well as whatever else Queen Eos would provide her. In the map that she sent everyone Hibiki highlighted a location. "Queen Eos mentioned that this area has a high concentration of power which would be the best place for us to put our explosives. For now we must continue to search for the storage hold but be wary of enemies as well as Bastion. I believe she's on her own mission here and we must do our best not to directly interfere." Hibiki released a few of her repair drones, small ball like robots who she doesn't actually need to repair anything right now. What she actually wanted them to do was scout, utilizing their small size and the chaos around them to search the area for the supplies they're looking for. Once they were gone Hibiki led the others into the Angel's fortress.

It wasn't long before the machina infiltrators were deep into the base. Sure enough most of the angels were concerned about the front lines, and with the bomber jets causing destruction elsewhere they divided up the angel's forces away from Hibiki and the others. It was also now that Hibiki's drones found the teleporter room so surely the supplies were nearby as well. But now Hibiki could also head in the direction of that power source Queen Eos had mentioned and during this chaos it may be the best time to plant the bombs. Hibiki made a quick decision and chose to head towards the teleporter room. If this fortress was being powered by something that strong then she was almost certain that it would be well protected. The teleporter room should be less guarded since normally only angel's have access to it, but with Shizuka on their side they could sabotage it. "Mark this location on your map. This way leads to the power source Queen Eos mentioned, but we'll come back for that later. Let's secure the teleporter first and then we can prepare the demolition later."

Following the path the drones had taken the team eventually arrived to their destination. There was a large, runic circle on the ground and surrounding it was various containers, no doubt supplies from Ruthria. However it wasn't as unguarded as Hibiki had hoped and there were at least five guards here. Nothing they couldn't handle, but they had to be quick and quiet. Who knows if they could trigger some sort of an alarm that would blow their entire cover. Two guards were flying in the air in decent cover, watching the only entrance into the room. Another two stood guard next to the runic circle on the ground and the last one was patrolling the area. Hibiki told Shizuka and Titania as much using hand signals, as well as how she intended to take them out: Hibiki would stealth inside and take out the patrolling angel when he was out of sight. Then she would take out one of the flying angels, as would Titania. Then they would need to deal with the two on the ground quickly, ideally before the other two bodies hit the ground. They'll have to move fast but this sort of operation is what Hibiki specilized in. Once they were ready Hibiki and Shizuka attacked.

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Dark Souls: The Watchers of the Abyss

Kaliyah

Character Name:
Kaliyah The Sharp (Kali for short)

Age and Age at time of original death:
Died when she was 16, but has been living as Undead for 32 years.

Sex:
Female

Class:
Assassin

Skills:
Vitality - 10
Endurance - 14
Attunment - 15
Vigor - 10
Strength - 10
Dexerity - 20
Intelligence - 15
Faith - 15
Adaptability - 1

Appearance:

Kali is a fairly short girl, as she died while she was still a very young woman. Barely above five feet and lithe she could be mistaken as a child. Her hair and eyes are a reddish brown, though these turn dark when she is seen as a hollow. She's otherwise conventionally pretty, though the lack of physical maturity makes her arguably less beautiful then other women. Her Dark Sign is on her chest between her collar bones, where her cleavage would be if she had a more prominent bust.

Weapons and Armour/Clothing:
Weapons: Kali mainly uses her Estoc for combat, as she is a well trained duelist and knows how to use a thrusting sword against all many of opponents. While she lacks the sheer strength to break through armor and shields with a regular sword, she has the agility and dexterity to work her blade to their weak points, and make sure her strikes hit critical areas. She also has a Sorcerer Staff, a common tool given to all Vinheim mages. It's not particularly unique, but it serves it's purpose as a casting catalyst.

Armor/Clothing: Kali wears a variant of sorcerer clothing, except that she forgoes the gloves for a set of manchettes to protect her arms while fencing, and her clothing is notably darker with a gold trim then the usual deep blue robes most Vinheim Dragon School mages wear. Her clothing, as well as the spells she knows, are the only indication of the surreptitious purpose she was trained to preform.

Rings: Kali wears the Darkwood Grain Ring and the Ring of the Dead. The Darkwood Grain Ring she obtained during her training as a Vinheim assassin, where she had defeated another assassin, taking this ring as her trophy. With it she feels that her body is lighter, allowing her to preform acrobatics more easily and dodge enemy attacks. The Ring of the Dead she obtained after she had become a hollow and saw the horrible effect it had on her appearance. The young girl, still horrified by the curse, sought this ring to retain her humanity, if only in appearance. Kali has also obtained a Ring of Fog, which allows her body to be obscured from afar, and if she stands still could almost be invisible. Her last ring is the Clear Bluestone Ring, which enables her to cast her spells more quickly, and among her general dexterity, shortens her spell casting time just enough that Che could even use her spells while jumping around or falling.

Personality:
As an assassin, Kali had to learn to be two-faced without being false. She had to be able to act with nearly two different personalities without relying on masks, as her targets could sense lies, but deception was a harder thing to perceive. Thus while Kali can seem like two different people at times, in truth both sides are her truth self, one more exaggerated then the other.

The side that Kali shows to others is an innocent, curious girl who believes in the best of others. Even if they are notorious for villainy, she can hold onto the hope that their skills could be used for good. She can have a bit of an active imagination and at times, can be quite superstitious. She is the type of person who will make monsters out of shadows, mountains out of molehills. But she can be loyal to a fault, siding with others even when they are wrong, but she does have a sense of justice that would at least allow her to try and convince her wrong-doing friends to change their ways, either gradually or immediately.

But there is another side to Kali, the side that she uses when she must be a professional. This side makes decisions, is often pragmatic, and cares only for the success of a goal, regardless of how it's accomplished. This is Kali's personality for assassination, as it holds no room for emotions like guilt, regret, or even fear. It will think about how to best complete an objective in the most quickest, efficient matter, sacrificing whatever is unnecessary or temporary for greater prizes. This side of Kali cares very little about morality such as good or evil, and sees everything as merely a tool to use for good or evil.

Both sides of Kali are simply different perspectives of a same trait, which she uses to masquerade into people's good graces even if she is suppose to kill them. Her accepting, pragmatic side of her, the one that can see the goodness even in evil and cares only for what it's capable of, not what it was made for or by whom, also has given her an interest in studying Hexes and Abyss Magic, even though such things are exactly what the Abyss Walkers fight against. She intends to use it against the Abyss of course, but all the same, she is exposing herself to the very thing they seek to destroy. She wishes to harness it's power, even if it may destroy her in the attempt.

Biography:
Kali is was a student of the Vinheim Dragon School. From a young age she earned the name "Kaliyah The Sharp" for showing not only a great aptitude for magic, but also cunning swordplay. Indeed, while she was quick to attune herself to her staff at the age of ten, by the age of thirteen she had shown promise at fencing. Kaliyah's parents, both still students of the Vinheim Dragon School, were interested in what sort of education their daughter would obtain. As they were both purist mages, they had hoped her daughter would use her wits to also pursue a mastery of sorceresses. And while Kali certainly did show interest, the way of the blade caught her interest much more.

When her teachers found her talent with a rapier nearly matched her skills with a staff, they enrolled her in classes focused around stealth and sound manipulation. These teachers were grooming Kali to become a Spook, an assassin who combined deadly swordplay and spellcasting to become skilled and well-paid killers. And being sharp, Kali was well aware of this. She knew that her teachers intended to sell her service to high bidders, reaping the rewards of her actions while considering her expendable. If she had resisted them, then they would have denied her education at the school and prevent her from ever furthering her career as a sorcerer. So Kali played along, acting as if she was merely a student eager to please. This two-faced personality would serve her well in the future.

It wasn't long however before tragedy struck. One day while Kali was out training, she was attacked by her fellow students. She was unaware of their jealousy and the perceived threat she was against their futures, and together they had waited until she was alone and away from the teachers to personally assassinate her. She fought them off and killed many through her skillful swordplay and cunning tactics, but ultimately was taken down after being overwhelmed by their blades and spells. But that was not the last they would hear of Kali. As she was left to bleed out in the grass, she felt a burning sensation in her chest. It was painful, more painful then swords piercing her body. It harmed not only her body, but her soul. When she looked down she had seen that she was branded with the Darksign. That she was now one of the accursed undead.

When Kali came to she was exactly where she had been slain. Her wounds were gone, her clothes mended, and oddly enough she felt much better than she had prior to blacking out. However her memories were still lucid. Around her she saw the bloodstains of the students she had killed, their bodies taken away with the survivors. Seeking vengeance for her death Kali utilized her skills taught to her and hunted down her killers. One by one she got the drop on the students who had participated in her assassination, killing them in their sleep or stabbing them in the back when their guards were lowered. As she slew more of her students, the survivors as well as other staff at the school were on guard. But Kali's vengeance would not be so easily slated.

Knowing that her current skills would not be enough, she started to expand her repository of spells. She learned how to imbue her weapon with magic, to improve it's cutting edge against her foes. She practiced her swordplay in not only offense, but also defense, being able to parry and riposte her foe with greater ease. Kali learned how to grow and harvest valuable herbs and moss to treat her wounds or give her the boost she needed for an assassination. Eventually she gathered all knowledge she needed for one last job: to kill the one responsible for her death.

As it turns out, it was not just a student who wanted her dead, but a teacher. Not because she was any threat to him, but because he wanted her to improve and become a better assassin. He had killed her on the off-chance that she could possibly be undead, knowing that she would seek vengeance and slay her killers. If she was a fool she would have simply tried to storm the school and take our her targets by force, though such barbaric tactics would never work against them, let alone against those who protect the school from such brutes. But the fact she instead resorted to stealth and subtly, improving her skills right underneath the nose of her murderers, just proved that he had made Kali into a better killer. And he certainly saw first hand just how good of an assassin she was when she impaled him through the chest, her blade glowing with magic energy, and his mansion burning around him.

Before Kali had left, she had taken the liberties to scour the teacher's library for valuable information. She was originally looking for scrolls and tomes of magic she could try to learn from on her own time. Normally the teachers would have to give lessons and explain each page of their magic tomes before students could even begin to understand the spells stored inside, but Kali was confident that she could learn more than enough by herself. However one of the tomes she came across was very, very interesting. For it detailed of a dark and mysterious force known as the Abyss. Though feared for it's corrupting influence even on such powerful beings as gods and kings, there were powerful sorceries that could be harnessed from the dark. Curious, Kali decided that she had graduated the Dragon School and left Vinheim to seek out this Abyss. It was during this journey that she found Farron's Undead Legion, such as the Abyss Watchers. An order of warriors who fight the Abyss's corruption. Kali cared very little about stopping it's spread, but she pretended she did and joined the Undead Legion. This way she would have all the reason to be close to the dark powers of the Abyss, and harness it for her own gain.

Spells/Pyromancies/Hexes/Miracles:
Spook
Magic Weapon
Farron Dart

Inventory:
Estus Flask x5
Silver Talisman x5
Green Blossom x3
Sovereignless Soul x3
Binoculars

Dark Souls: The Watchers of the Abyss

Cool, thank you. My character will hopefully be rather dexterous, as she relies on these critical hits or her spells to do damage. She lacks the sheer brawn to slug it out with other warriors or knights, what with being an assassin and all. The best armor is to not get hit.

One final question, how will our characters be obtaining misc items and equipment? I imagine that we'll have merchants to buy things from, though I was hoping that my character could be a sort of herbalism who could grow/make her own consumables, such as Green Blossom, Bug Pellets, and Resins? Not that she'll have an infinite amount mind you, but just something she could trade with others or use for herself.

Dark Souls: The Watchers of the Abyss

Hmm. That's a shame, I love using Chameleon to sneak up on my enemies. How about items like the Silver Talisman, Bright Bugs, or Rogue Waters? Also while I know we shouldn't be using game mechanics to limit everything we can do in this RP, I am curious how we're going to manage spells. Will we have a focus bar, or will we only be allowed to use a certain amount of spells before needing to rest at a bonfire? And speaking of mechanics, while in-game it's not possible, could I use my estoc to parry? In Dark Souls 2 I used a rapier over an estoc for my caster character since she can still parry even with it as a right-handed weapon.

Dark Souls: The Watchers of the Abyss

Thank you, I do have a few more question though.

I know you don't want armor from Dark Souls 3, but what about spells? Because my character is actually based off the assassin class but with different starter armor, but I was hoping to have Spook, Farron Dart, and Chameleon. Her fighting style involves hiding from the enemy until she can get the drop on them.

Dark Souls: The Watchers of the Abyss

I'm interested in joining, though I have a question about the attributes. Do we have 20 skill points to add to each of our stats, or can we lower certain stats to get more points to use? I've noticed a few character sheets do both where they either only add 20 points to their ten, or lower the default ten and assign the rest of the points to other skills.