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The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

Hey sweetie Merry Christmas. It's just the truth

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

I think that would make a lot of sense Squrmy especially since I can vouch for Wild Wild, Fallenreaper and Lucius Cypher (Rtron too) as some of the best roleplayer's I've ever had the pleasure of writing with. That's like three people right there with some serious skill. Obviously I can't speak for everyone else in terms of skill but I've seen some serious effort in the character sheets and I know I personally busted my rear making my two knowing that I was only going to be able to use one If that So it is my opinion that it would be a waste of time and talent to stick with only 5 players. since clearly there is some serious time and effort being expended here.

But that's just me. I'm the guy that DM's Dungeons and Dragons with 8-9 people. So I'm use to having a lot of role players

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

Problem is only like 5 of us will get to use our characters -.-

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

Appearance:
Name: McKenzie Fairweather
Age: 20
Guild Band: Metal Monkey/Red Hawk (McKenzie will forever be a Red Hawk mechanic but her studies with Alexander have led to her spending a lot of time working with the Metal Monkey band)

Archtype: Grease Monkey Sweetheart

Backstory: McKenzie is one of the guilds rising stars within the mechanic community. McKenzie was born and raised in Meduzart by her father who was a mid grade mechanic for the Red Hawk band working on airships and their planes. McKenzie spent most of her childhood around the members of the guild and the airships and planes she now works on.

Henry Fairweather, McKenzie’s father, is actually McKenzie’s adopted father as she was abandoned by her parents almost immediately after her birth. Henry was in his late forties at the time and saved MAcKenzie's life by taking her in. Ever since the two of them have been inseparable. Of late Henry has started to take on less and less work with the guild has he is well into his sixties.

While Henry is at best a mediocre mechanic McKenzie has natural talent when it comes to maintaining airships, planes, trains and just about anything with an engine in it. When she was young, since Henry could not afford to hire someone to watch her and has remained a long time widower, Henry had McKenzie by his side constantly while he was working. As a result of this McKenzie was working on the guilds vehicles by the time she was eight and continued to do so throughout her childhood and teenage years.

Initially the members of the Red Hawk band were skeptical of McKenzie’s presence in the workshops and mechanic shops of the guild. As she grew; however many of the pilots and mechanics took to her like their own daughter. Much of McKenzie’s education came at the hands of the pilots and mechanics of the Red Hawk band who took to training her. As the Red Hawk band’s members were some of the finest mechanics and pilots in Aesteria McKenzie's training has been some of the best possible. While McKenzie is naturally talented, far surpassing her father’s talents, McKenzie’s training with the Red Hawk’s has begun to make her shine as a mechanic and pilot.

Realizing his daughter’s talents, when McKenzie turned twelve, Henry began to actively seek members of other guild bands to teach her other skills. While McKenzie is not a physically imposing individual Henry found a middle aged Errant Knight by the name of Rorick Ironheart to teach her fencing, shooting and combat tactics. While McKenzie was decent at all of the things Rorick taught her, she excelled at gymnastics and free running. When McKenzie is not working on the Red Hawk’s vehicles she can often be found climbing the buildings and roof tops of Meduzart. Henry is not thrilled by his daughter’s tendency for this sort of behavior but he is happy that she has grown to be so much more than he could ever hope to have been.

After her training with Rorick ended at the age of sixteen Henry found her another tutor who has recently returned to Meduzart after a long time absent from the guild. One of the legendary Pavaine brothers, Alexander Pavaine. After hounding the Clockman for months to take on his daughter as a student Alexander finally agreed. Since then McKenzie has studied the intricacies of constructing a variety of things from guns, to the various inventions Alexander regularly builds for the patrons of the Metal Monkey guild.

While McKenzie spends an inordinate amount of time in Alexander’s workshop she is constantly finding excuses to miss their study time in order to work on the Red Hawk’s vehicles or go exploring in Meduzart. McKenzie has also unbenounced to Alexander or her father begun to focus her free time on the intricacies of flying. While up until recently McKenzie had been a certified pilot she has since focused her efforts on learning to be an Ace. To this end she has pestered the many pilots of the Red Hawk guild to teach her. Many of whom have agreed to teach her intermittently. Since the start of the war with the Varisie Empire McKenzie has had fewer opportunities to practice her flying skills with experienced pilots but the she has steered her lessons towards combat flying in the hopes that she might one day be able to run combat missions for the Red Hawk Band.

While Henry has done his best to keep his daughter off the frontline of the war McKenzie has been chomping at the bit to join the fight. Henry has since been successful but it is only a matter of time before McKenzie finds a way to get into the fight.

Skills and Abilities:
Mechanic- McKenzie is a naturally intuitive mechanic. If it breaks she can probably fix it. If it flies, runs or moves. She’s probably worked on it at some point. Additionally Mckenzie can assemble and disassemble all of the Red Hawk Bands vehicles in record time as she has been working on them her entire life. McKenzie is also become very good at building custom modifications for vehicles since beginning her studies under Alexander.

Fencer- McKenzie is quite good with the supple sharp double edged fencing blades that Rorick taught her with. While she is not the best in the world or nearly as strong or fast as the guilds master swordsman she is quite capable of holding her own in a fight.

Gunslinger- Alexander disapproves of McKenzie’s style of shooting which he refers to as “juvenile”. While Alexander would approve far more of her if she was any good at marksmanship. McKenzie is a great shot with the six shooter steam revolvers many of the pilots prefer to use.

”Your shooting is so...Juvenile….Fire as many bullets as you can and hope that you hit something. You would be better served by taking your time, Girl” -Alexander Pavaine commenting on McKenzies shooting

Gymnast/Freerunner- McKenzie is quite flexible and agile, her slight stature allows her to get into places the other airship mechanics simply can’t. Many of the Red Hawk mechanics that work on airships refer to her as the “Gorgeous Grease Monkey” because of her ability to climb and get to places they normally wouldn’t be able to when working on the guilds airships. Additionally McKenzie is a fantastic free climber and is often seen running the skyline in Meduzart for enjoyment when she is not studying with Alexander or working with the Red Hawk mechanics and pilots.

Equipment:

Pilot’s Six Shooter- McKenzie sports a modified six shooter which has been modified to be more conducive for wearing while flying. While it is smaller than the average six shooter it features a break barrel design which allows for fast reloading. The caliber is high enough to punch through light armor at close range but anything heavier will protect the wearer from McKenzie’s six shooter.

Collapsible blade- A gift from Alexander on her twentieth birthday. The sword features a collapsible design which makes it easier for McKenzie to wear while she is climbing or flying while being light and sharp enough for her to make use of it in combat quite effectively. The Sword is designed specifically for one handed use and efficiency of space, so it lacks additional space on the hilt to be gripped by a second hand.

Mechanics tool kit- Another gift from Alexander, a tool kit similar to his Tinker's toolkit. The bag is designed to be wrapped around Mckenzies waist and features a collection of custom tools for working on vehicles as well as some more general tools for work on a variety of mechanical items. All of which collapse down to about a third of their normal size so as not to hinder McKenzie's freedom of movement.

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Not quite the same amount of writing as Alexander although in my defense she is about 16 years younger so she has less history. She also has no spirits.

Winds of War (A Nordic Dungeons and Dragons Adventure)

ALright I'm calling it. This RP is dead

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

Okay, I broke down and wrote the second character since I had like six hours of basically nothing to do. It should be up within the next 3-4 hours simply because I'm still playing with some of the spirits on it as well as being unable to add images on the computer I used to write it. it's looking like it will probably be shorter than Alexander but arguably I had 16 more years of history to play with as opposed to this character who is 20

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

If other people are gonna change there characters then i'm not sure how motivated I am to write another 3000 word character....

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

Well the original character concept was female. I went back and forth with wind on it because my characters have an irritating way of always being similar so I thought I'd do something different but the reason I said something was because I think I wanted to make her like 21 or something?

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

well I was gonna write a 20 something year old female grease monkey but Bella's character was exactly that so I went with something else. And of course the second I post the character Bella opts out...
@vietmyke If you want me to write and post the female character I'd be happy to. obviously I'd have to choose between the two or you guys would. Whatever works. But it will take time to write it so if you want me to. You've been warned lol

The Aesteria Chronicles (Fantasy Adventure, Steampunk Elements)

I hope you enjoy this took forever and a day to do. And i'm very happy with how Ticktoc came out. By far one of my favorite creations I think

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Appearance:
Name: Alexander Pavaine “The Clockman”
Age: 36
Guild Band: The Metal Monkeys.

Archetype: The Tinker

Backstory

Alexander is the oldest of the Pavaine brothers, the three of which have lived almost their entire lives within the Western City-States. Alexander’s parents, Lillian and Gregor Pavaine, were prominent members of the Guild during their lifetime and contributed much during their heyday. So devoted were they that they trained all three of their sons to take their place within the guild.

Growing up Alexander contracted a wasting disease which would leave him with a perpetual cough and less stamina and strength than his brothers throughout their teenage years and adult life. While his brothers had each inherited one half of Grego’s legend. Alexander inherited all of his mother Lilian’s legend. Thomas, the youngest of the Pavaine siblings inherited his father’s dexterity and skill as a pilot, and has grown to be one of the best Ace Pilots the guild has. Conversely Michael the middle child inherited his father’s legendary strength and skill with melee weapons and is considered to be one of the best the swordsman in the Western City-states.
While his brothers were growing up learning from his father, Alexander grew apart from his father as he lacked the strength and speed necessary to learn swordsmanship and he lacked the intuition to be an incredible pilot. Instead Alexander’s mother Lillian trained him. Alexander’s mind and wit would be his greatest asset. From an early age Alexander took to mechanics and construction with a will and skill that made his mother proud.

For a large part of his teenage years his brother’s teased him for being a “momma’s boy” until it became apparent Alexander had inherited another of Lilian’s talents. While he was absolute rubbish with small arms and melee weapons Alexander had the sniper’s gift. His talent with a steam rifle at range soon rival that of his mothers. After Alexander joined his brothers one afternoon on the range and challenged them to a shooting contest over a girl the three of them were all interested in, they never referred to him as momma’s boy again.

Alexander coughed into a handkerchief and pocketed it with practiced efficiency as he checked the length of the steam rifle. He never could trust his brothers to maintain the weapons properly. Even his father for all his talent was never one to maintain them as it had long been his mother’s job to keep their equipment in working order. “Hey Thomas, do you think Alex can even lift that thing?” Michael joked to their younger brother. Thomas just laughed and shook his head “Last chance to escape being humiliated in front of Lucy.” Alex ignored them, their teasing never really bothered him but it was time to show them just what he could do.
The targets were about 30 yards out. A pathetically easy shot with the steam rifle. It was a single shot rifle and they would be shooting five rounds. Fastest time and most accurate would win. Alex racked the bolt on the rifle. Turning he waved at Lucy who was sitting watching the three of them with her parasol open to ward off the sun.
Turning back he gestured to his brothers “Shall we?” Thomas turned back to Lucy “When you say go Lucy”. Alexander exhaled slowly to make sure that a coughing fit wouldn’t overtake him during the contest. “GO!” The shout rang from Lucy. Thomas and Michael brought their rifles up and took aim quickly letting off a shot one right after the other. Alexander methodically pulled four more rounds from the pouch at his side and held them in his mouth as he brought the rifle up. It cracked as his first round hit dead center. With a patient methodical motion he racked the bolt and replaced the round. In a matter of moments he had drilled the target with five perfect shots, Thomas had beaten him by a few seconds but one of his shots was wide, while Michael’s gun had jammed on the last round.

After the targets had been brought in Alexander’s brothers had been furious and awed all the same. Lucy had agreed to let Alexander court her after that but soon broke it off to leave him for Thomas. After this incident Alex had left their home in the Western City-states in a rage vowing never to speak to his brother’s again.

The next eight years of Alexander’s life were spent traveling largely within the borders of the Kusagi Empire where he studied their philosophy and technology as well as their magics. During this time frame Alexander also collect his three spirits: Clockwirk, Ticktoc, and Midnyt. After his time in the Kusagi Empire; Alexander made a pilgrimage to the Wall of Nothing. While not a religious man he hoped to find some sort of spiritual reconciliation during his time spent at the Wall. After two years wandering Alexander finally made his way to the Varisie Empire to spend another three years studying engineering and metallurgy as well as newer techniques for constructing Magitechnology.

It is rumored that during his time in the Varisie’s Empire is where Alexander earned the nickname “The Clockman”. The name itself is two sides of the same coin. On the one hand since acquiring Ticktoc Alexander has become one of the single best clock makers in all of Aesteria including everything from wrist and pocket watches to the clock tower he now calls home above The Metal Monkey’s guild hall in Meduzarts. The other side of the coin is his methodical timing, be it in the way he moves or the way he shoots, Alexander is meticulous in his actions and wastes no time or action when he is doing something. To most this seems almost eerie but for those who understand Ticktoc’s abilities it seems only natural that Alexander would be this way.

A year or two ago Alexander finally returned to Meduzarts where he joined the Metal Monkeys band as a tinker and mechanic as well as a sniper when the occasion called for it. Since then Alexander has studiously avoided his brothers and most members that remember his parents, however he has taken up Lilian’s legacy as one of the best providers of customized, mechanized and Magicized gear in the Western City-states.

With the advent of the war with the Varisie Empire Alexander has turned his talents to producing new technologies to augment the capabilities of the City-states outgunned armies. While Alexander is happy to produce custom weapons of war for the right price he has flatly refused to augment the killing power of the Western City-states by providing them with more efficient weapons. Instead Alexander has focused his efforts towards creating more efficiency in the army’s logistics.

Alexander is the creator of the C.L.A.S.C. (Carriable Logistical Augmentation Steam powered Camp). It is collection of metal boxes which are easily transportable that when arranged properly and switched on expend a steam carriage each but unfold into a fully functioning army field camp. The parts of the C.L.A.S.C. are interchangeable and can be arranged in various forms. Additionally more C.L.A.S.C. segments can be added to the basic model in order to increase the size of the camp desired.
Alexander sold the rights to the C.L.A.S.C. to the Western City-States high command and has since continued to work on other projects to improve the efficiency of the Western City-States army in their effort to stop the advance of the Varisie Empire’s advance.

Skills and Abilities

Mechanic- Alexander is an excellent mechanic and is capable of working on almost any form of technology including everything from sophisticated magitechnology to Airships to the timepieces he is known for. While he is incredibly capable as a mechanic he would hardly claim to be the best save when it comes to repairing his own devices.

Engineer/Master Machinist- Alexander is one of the most accomplished mechanical and electrical engineers in the Western City-states which lets him design and build dozens of his own inventions and technological marvels as well as design and build custom ordered gear for patrons of the Metal Monkey Band as well as other guild members.

Tinker- Alexander is constantly creating, disassembling and building different gadgets which have made life easier for him and those he sells them to. Everything from collapsable canes, swords, parasols to mechanical prosthetics and occasionally specialized weaponry

Automatons- Alexander has had relative success constructing clockwork automatons which utilize steam power to function in combination with magic. He has however restricted his work to novelties and moderately useful non dangerous automatons as he does not want them to be used as machines of war. Many of his automatons seem to reflect his spirits, specifically clockwirk.

The Clockmaker- Alexanders timepieces are legendary throughout Varisie Empire and the Western City-States. They keep perfect time and come in a variety of styles, prices, and function beyond simple timekeeping.

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The Tinker’s tool bag- This “tool bag” is a collection of tools Alexander uses regularly however they have all been specially designed to fit into a leather bag Alexander wears on him at all times. The tools range from simple wrenches to a full set of watch makers tools. They also include some more arcane tools that Alexander needs for working on Magitech.

Arc Gauntlet- Alexander designed the Arc Gauntlet to level the playing field for himself in more physical confrontations. The Arc Gauntlet is capable of delivering a variable charge to whatever Alexander touches. The Gauntlet can deliver a simple shock or deliver a potentially lethal shock to another individual. As Alexander lacks the physicality of others in the guild he has long learned to rely on his inventions to fill in the gaps. The Arc Gauntlet also serves a variety of other purposes including being used as a jumper for some of Alexander’s more electrically based inventions.

Custom Steam Rifle- Alexander’s Steam Rifle is custom made rifle designed specifically for him and was crafted to fit his arm length and strength as well as including modifications in the scope to accommodate his far sighted eyes. The Rifle is a single shot variety, Alexander claims that it is to keep himself from rushing because when you only have a single shot. All of your shots count. The Rifle is also designed to be completely broken down and packed away in a relatively inconspicuous bag within a matter of seconds. Making it the perfect weapon for transportation and concealment.

The Clock Master's Time piece- Alexander’s Time piece is a perfect watch. It always displays the correct time no matter where he is in the world. It also features a compass, barometer, latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates, thermometer, and a variety of other gauges and measuring devices. All of which the face of the time piece can be cycled to view.

L.A.P.s- (Lift Assistance Prosthetics) Alexander has designed a full set of prosthetics for use in the field when the guild has need of him on missions. The LAPs are a set of sleeves which anchor to an armored and mechanized vest Alexander wears when on more dangerous missions. The LAPs allow Alexander to exert significantly more force than he normally would be able to due to his diminished strength (about two and a half times the strength of a fit human). However all of the Assistance Prosthetics consume steam cartridges quickly and the more Alexander uses them the quicker they run out (typically between 3 and 4 uses of full strength).

C.A.P.s- (Climb Assistance Prosthetics) The CAPs were designed by Alexander as a means of quickly ascending to snipers perches. The CAPs feature a pair of grapples which sit flush to his arms and climbing claws which attach to Alexanders boots and are retractable. Alexander launches the grapples to attach to whatever he wants to climb and then walks up the surface with the climbing claws reeling himself in. He also has the option of ascending simply by having the grapple reel him in however while it is faster this use is more taxing for the steam cartridges. The CAPs also require steam cartridges to function however they are relatively efficient and can be used fairly continuously for about five to ten minutes before a new cartridge is required

J.A.P.s- (Jump Assistance Prosthetics) JAPs are the equivalent of the LAPs for Alexanders legs and function as a sudden expulsion of mechanically stored energy which launch Alexander into the air. Alexander typically combines this with the CAPs as a means of swinging himself from one perch to another. The JAPs feature a set of incredibly powerful springs which are winched by a steam cartridge. The JAPs typically get three jumps from a single steam cartridge.
The JAPs also feature a shock absorption system to compensate for the leap height, which is about four times that of an average human from a stand high jump. Greater with a running start.

Tinker’s Field Prosthetic- All of Alexander’s prosthetics can be used individually however he typically uses them in conjunction with an armored vest which anchor most of the prosthetics. The vest also serves to hold spare ammunition, steam carriages and a few other odds and ends including deployable cover in the form of a sheet metal wall. The vest also helps limit Alexander’s coughing fits when he wears it. The vest itself is actually a form of magitech that doesn’t require steam cartridges and helps the other prosthetics to function more effectively.

Spirits:

Appearance:
Name: Clockwirk
Age: 455
Backstory: Alexander acquired Clockwirk when he was first leaving the Western-City States. The pact was simple. In exchange for getting to see the world Clockwirk would help Alexander to become of the worlds most renowned tinkers. Clockwirk has been Alexander’s constant companion since he left the City-States originally.

Skills and Abilities: Clockwirk grants Alexander the ability to see through inorganic matter and to determine its components, flaws and structure. Which is why Alexander is so excellent at finding weak spots in armor and flaws in technology. Clockwirk itself is capable of melding with machinery and influencing simple mechanisms. While Clockwirk can’t directly control machines it can cause gears to grind, bolts to snap, and other small inconveniences. Clockwirk is also a relatively intelligent if single minded spirit

Appearance:
Name: Ticktoc
Age: 830
Backstory: Ticktoc’s pact was very straight forward. Alexander had to construct a special timepiece for Ticktoc to inhabit when it is not in a corporeal form. The Clock Master’s Timepiece is the home Alexander created for Ticktoc. And as a side effect. The watch is never wrong. Alexander acquired Ticktoc while at the Wall of Nothing

Skills and Abilities:Ticktoc grants Alexander a constant and perfect sense of time. He can count in perfect intervals as well as always being aware of the time that has past from one interval of time to the next. Ticktoc also makes Alexander’s movements more efficient. Ticktoc itself has very little power other than objects around Ticktoc seem to age at different rates. No more than a couple years difference but when Ticktoc is around food items the effect can be more pronounced as food products more prone to going stale either go bad faster or go bad much slower. Ticktoc doesn’t appear to have an control over this ability except when threatened. In which case Ticktoc is capable of aging objects directed to hurt it into oblivion. Ticktoc curls into it’s shell when threatened and anything attempting to hurt it experiences severe time dilations.

Appearance:
Name: Midnyt
Age: 467

Backstory: Midnyt’s pact was a simple agreement. Alexander would protect Midnyt and in exchange Midnyt would help protect Alexander. Alexander acquired Midnyt in the Kusagi Empire as part of the payment for a set of custom armor for one of the noble families. Midnyt is the only one of Alexander’s spirits capable of speech and she rarely speaks. She is also more insightful than Clockwirk however arguably less intelligent than the Raven.

Skills and Abilities: Midnyt grants Alexander the ability to see in perfect darkness as well as the ability to see heat sources through objects up to a hundred yards away or so. Midnyt itself is a combatant and fights much like a raptor same she appears in the form of an owl. Midnyt is incredibly fast and while she is about one and a half times the size of a normal owl she is incredibly agile and durable. While not the ultimate predator against human’s Midnyt is an excellent scout and capable of flying harassment missions for Alexander. Midnyt despises being out in the day and prefers dusk, dawn and night when her vision is perfect.