REPOSER EN PAIX: Custodians of Paris

[Krau]

Closed to new Characters

IC

ACCEPTED APPS

^la Marque Honnête, an insignia used collectively by all French Assassins.^
The French Revolution, a time most famous in European history. It was known as a political argument that grew in to violence and massacres. However, it was not as simple as some believed.
Truth was shrouded by Cloaks and Daggers, plots, schemes, and most importantly, Pieces of Eden, which, unbeknownst to the majority of Frenchmen, was in fact the primary reason for the Revolution.

King Louis XV of France's time on the throne ended in a very disheartening way. To the public's eye, famine and war had exhausted France's supply of money, and due to this, the price of simple day-to-day resources rocketed up, leaving the vast majority of France- the poor, with very little hope.
But it was not just as simple 'famine and war', it rooted much deeper. A hefty sum had been swallowed behind the scenes, in a long-term mission brewed in the minds of none other than the Templar Order. Louis was their puppet, they persuaded him to send his ships and use his resources to search for something that few knew of, and even fewer acknowledged the true power capacity of- Pieces of Eden.
If they manage to assemble a few at a time- even just three, they would have an unimaginable power.
At the time of Louis XV's death, they had acquired an apple of Eden, which they had purchased from a foreign nation, which Louis XV kept in his personal chambers.
Upon the king's death, his son, Louis XVI, ascended to the throne, and that was when the Templar's plot began to go pear-shaped, as the King did not believe in the 'superstition' that the Templars suggested, in fact, he was so disgruntled with these affiliates that he had them sacked.
The wars waged on through his reign and the people became more and more angry. After his coronation, they were treat, somehow, worse than previously.
This was the Templar's chance. They could manipulate this, and of course, they did. Hundreds of Templars simultaneously stood up across France, preaching, suggesting a premature end to the king's time in office.
The people listened to the charismatic heralds and followed their world, Revolution was growing, and from then on, the Templars could sit back, satisfied, watching their creation slowly grow in to a war. Not only would this war distract the world around them so they could take back the apple that remained in Louis XVI's bedroom, but they could also, they would have the chance to take over the country itself, and hunt down the rest of the pieces required.
The only thing that could stop the Order now was the Assassins, and they were worried. The French Assassins called upon the Austrians and the Prussians, who were both led by Assassin rulers. The two nations threatened invasion under the ploy that "they didn't want revolution to spread in to their land." Their threat was ignored, and so, they prepared their armies. The assassins fell upon France.
The country was bombarded, and the people, requiring ultimate power, announced the execution of Louis XVI.
Though the people do not know it, and perhaps never will, times are most certainly dark. There is one, small flicker of light. One single thorn in the Templar's side. One resistance, that time and time again, over hundreds of years, has stopped the plans of the Templar Order. They are known globally as the Brotherhood of Assassins, but they go by many names, but those that reside in Paris simply go by "la Fraternité Assassin." You are a member of the brotherhood, devote to their cause, you, along with your brothers, will act through guerrilla warfare to take action and prevent the Templar Order from taking the Pieces for their own.

Basically, we're playing as the Assassins who will try and prevent the Templars from retaining the piece of Eden. In this, the Templars are the French we are fighting, we have allies in the Austrians and Prussians who are led by Assassins too.

FULL NAME: First and Second, middle names and nicknames if required.
GENDER: M/F
D.O.B: Keeping in mind the story breaks out in 1792.
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APPEARANCE: Description required, optional picture
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HISTORY: At least a para of backstory.
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PERSONALITY: How you act around others.
ATTITUDE: The way you act (e.g. when you kill do you respect the dead, or do you spit on their corpse?)
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STRENGTHS: Your 3 best attributes.
WEAPON OF CHOICE: If you could have any weapon while staring death in the face, what would it be?
WEAKNESSES: 3 worst qualities

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GUIDE TO LA FRATERNITÉ
RANKING SYSTEM
There is no particular ranking system for most members, but there is a few unofficial tiers. Newly inducted members have little-to-no reputation and are not too respected, as they have done nothing to warrant respect, it seems, once an assassin is proven and earns the garb, they are much more respected. Above normal assassins who hold garbs, are the most respected and trusted of the Fraternité. Most reside in Bureaus or the Headquarters of the Fraternité. The highest tier, is of course the Grandmaster Assassin, who leads the Fraternité.

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UNIFORM
When you first join the ranks of the Parisian Assassins, you hold no specific uniform.
However, when you undertake the ceremony of full-membership, you earn the official robes, pictured below.
All members who are working on behalf of the Assassins must wear the robes, excluding a rare few who have special permission from the Grandmaster to wear sentimental robes.

Thanks to Kagamine for the pic.

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HEADQUATERS
The HQ, known as "la Tombe" ("the Grave") among the Assassins is a large complex beneath Paris. It is directly accessible from the catacombs, from a secret switch on a statue above the ashes of assassin-legend Joan of Arc. The button opens in to a staircase which leads to the central hall.
The central hall is where everyone gathers and meetings are held. la Tombe also contains a training arena, a storage hold and a barracks holding equipment for the assassins. Aside from that you can find the grandmaster's office, the library and a kitchen. There is a large section of la Tombe which is dedicated to the assassin's accommodation. The rooms are not luxury, containing merely beds and a chest to hold each assassin's belongings.

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IDENTITY
Each assassin who has passed through the ceremony will have their own robe and, most importantly the "Marque Honnête," ("Honest Mark") a brand given by a hot poker on the inner-wrist of the left arm showing the French Assassin's symbol.

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RULES
There are three basic rules that all Assassins must follow, the three tenents. They were written by the original Parisian assassins and they remain today:
Stay est votre lame de la chair d'un innocent, pour les Assassins ne tuent que pour le bénéfice de l'innocent.
Masquer dans la vue de tous, restent invisibles. Stealth est votre arme.
Jamais de compromis la Fraternité, il est votre priorité, votre vie.
Pour ceux qui enfreignent ces règles sont des traîtres.
(Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent, for the Assassins only kill for the benefit of the innocent.
Hide in plain sight, remain unseen. Stealth is your weapon.
Never compromise la Fraternité, it is your priority, your life.
For those who break these rules are traitors.)
There are other rules that have developed over time, but they are most certainly the ones that are most important.

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TRADITION
Assassins are recruited in to la Fraternité by senior members, but they do not fully join the Assassins until they have proved themselves worthy. For some, this takes weeks, for others, it takes years.When they have proved themselves, the Grandmaster will hold a ceremony to welcome them officially in to la Fraternité. In the ceremony they are gifted the trademark robes and are branded with the symbol of the Parisian Assassins.
There are other Traditions in la Fraternité. For example, when an enemy is killed, assassins are expected to wish them peace. If they do not do this, they may build a bad reputation, but it is not a requirement.

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PHRASES
The following phrases are used in common conversation between assassins often:
"Rien n'est vrai, tout est permis."
("Nothing is true, everything is permitted.")

To say that nothing is true, is to realize that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepherds of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic.

"Vive la fraternité!"
("Long live the fraternity!")
"Nous nous tiendrons."
("We stand.")

[Krau]

FULL NAME:
Raphaël Lyon
GENDER:
M
D.O.B:
1766 (26 Years Old)
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APPEARANCE:
Raphaël has medium length, slightly spiked dark-brown hair and pale green eyes. He is of a light, athletic build and has a typical french complexion. He is normally seen in the garb of the Assassins, but when not in uniform, he dons light leather that is practical and well kept.
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HISTORY:
Raphaël hails from Paris, the city he still lives in today. His father was a respected member of la Fraternité and his mother a barmaid. Despite being conceived on a one-night-stand, his father was an honest man and remained faithful, hanging up his Assassins garb once and for all and spending the rest of his life in the bar, raising his child and marrying the barmaid.
Raphaël followed in the footsteps of his father, who persuaded him to join them from a young age. With youth, he learnt fast, becoming stealthy, fast and agile. It seemed he was his fathers way of apologizing from retiring prematurely.
As he matured, he quickly became one of the most impressive Assassins la Fraternité had seen in recent years. By the age of 20, he was doing work for the Assassins, killing his first Templar two years later.
By the age of 24 he was a very well known figure, a future leader, perhaps. He wore his Assassin's garbs with pride, and every target he killed, he blessed and wished peace upon.
When the revolution sparked, he noticed a great change. Respected members from Bureau's across Paris and beyond all met in private and discussed. Despite his relatively large reputation, Raphaël was not one of the few that discussed this topic.
It was not until the Austrians and Prussians threatened invasion in 1792 that the truth was revealed to him and the rest of la Fraternité. He knew he needed to fight, and fight he would.
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PERSONALITY:
Friendly and Charismatic, not afraid to have a laugh, but in appropriate situations is serious. Can be stubborn and rash.
ATTITUDE:
Respectful to even the most hated, but can act rashly.
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STRENGTHS:
Agility, Light Weaponry, Charisma
WEAPON OF CHOICE:
Hidden blade
WEAKNESSES:
Heavy Weaponry, Multiple Opponents, Stubbornness

[Red Raven Witch]

FULL NAME: Cosette Aveline Ambrosine: Goes by Ave.
GENDER:F
D.O.B: 1774
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APPEARANCE: Fair skinned with some freckles covering her nose and cheeks, on the more petite side compared to most her age. Long red hair and ice blue eyes.

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HISTORY: Ave was born into a family who already had two boys. With her father wanting another son he was pretty disappointed when his wife gave birth to Ave. The three siblings trained with their father, who wished for them to join with the assassins- at least he wanted his sons to do so.
When things started to worsen they suffered like everyone else had, but were better at keeping their heads. They went on as if it was only a bit of bad luck, but behind closed doors their father was trying to get his sons to join the assassins quickly to help. When they refused it was Ave who decided to go- rather wanting a life as an assassin.

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PERSONALITY: Very childish and free spirited- curious and stubborn, sometimes to much for her own good at times. To others she is that one person you can count on to be optimistic about everything. However, she's wiry and if you press the right buttons she can get quickly angered. She doesn't like to show weakness, however, so always tries to joke and tease instead. Whether it's all an act or not on her part you can't help but enjoy the warmth she tries to give.
ATTITUDE: Polite, but only when she wants to be.
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STRENGTHS: Determination, evading/hiding skills (you could swear she was just over there!), Accuracy
WEAPON OF CHOICE: Probably a gun but anything that includes fire or spark and goes off with a bang!
WEAKNESSES: Doesn't listen to directions well, to reckless, fears losing those close to her

(I'm sorry if that's not good >.< Please tell me if I need to change anything)

[Krau]

Not bad, but I'd like it if you could size up the History section by adding how she got involved with the Assassins and how she has dealt with the uprising of the people (is she poor, and did she go along with it?)
Once you do that, I'll be happy to accept it.

Note: As your character is 18, she will most likely be a new inductee? If you want her to join during the story, then forget the bit about joining.

[Red Raven Witch]

I was thinking that she would join in during the story. I'm sorry it's not great, I'm having terrible writer's block today, although that really isn't a good excuse ^^'

We could make her older if you wish, and change her history up a bit. I was thinking that her father might have worked with the assassin's at some point and when her sons didn't go to join them like he did she decided to take the role. Just a thought I suppose. . . .

[Krau]

I don't need her to be older, just try and add in how it affects her. Your writing seems at the right standard for this, so I have no problem with that. I'd say just work the Revolution in to it somehow. If so, you're accepted. Pending for now.
NOTICE:
I have edited the story, thanks to TFL, who has suggested something nice.
Now, I've made it so Austria and Prussia are led by Assassins, and they attacked France to prevent the Templar's quest so easy.

TFL, would you be interested in being a support GM?

[Gravislayer]

FULL NAME: Raska il ba Altair
GENDER: M
D.O.B: 1760
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APPEARANCE: Tall and dark skinned, his face very strict with a hooknose. Black, curly shoulder long hair come together with strange deep blue eyes. He´s more the builded type, not thin but trained.
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HISTORY: While growing up in the House of Saud, the greatest kingdom in the muslim empire, Raska was one of the few who was blessed with education and even one of the fewer who was willingly to learn. Quickly learning a lot about the history of his country he also came in contact with a certain part of it...he read things about a certain artefact, so powerfull that it was the cause of the holy war or rather the cause of the templers to infiltratr the Muslim empire but something...or rather someone stopped them...and it all had something to do with Masyaf, the city of the Hasharin.
With the young age of 14 Raska already travelled to Masyaf and continued his researches and so it happened...Raska peeked behind the mask of truth and quickly two organisations were after him and so he had to choose.
While knowing who had the roots in his country and hating the reason of a holy war to cover up a search for an artefact he decided to join the Assasins of the Brotherhood and that without being born into it.
Still researching what happened during all the times in his country he was now moved to france, kept away from the Templars back in the Muslim kingdom to a place they woudnt suspect in centuries, directly infront of their noses.
Raska started a turkish Shisha local, a rather dark place for all kinds of immigartes and criminals to gather information. As the war was about to raise Raska took measures in his fighting abilities, even thou he had one back in his chilhood, it was more traditional sword-fight so he´s untallented with his bare fists.

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PERSONALITY: Raska is a silver tounged devil, while being an immigrant in france he sure has to face much prejudice so he tries to cover that with philophical patterns and eloquent speech. While he´s friendly and difficult to anger he sure is a mean bastard when you got him that far. He doesn´t trust many people but for the one he does, he would do anything.

ATTITUDE: Charismatic, determinded, joyfull, hedonistic
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STRENGTHS: Accuary, Agility, Charisma
WEAPON OF CHOICE: Scimitar in the right Crossbow in the left.
WEAKNESSES: Hedonistic, lifes are meaning less to him, close combat

[Krau]

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ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS
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Gaël St Martin, Grand Maître de la Confrérie.
Raphaël Lyon, Assassin de la Confrérie.
Antoine Valois, Assassin de la Confrérie.
Angèle Rocher, Assassin de la Confrérie.
"Jean" Fermier, Recruter des Frères.
"Ave" Ambrosine, Recruter des Frères.
Alekzander Kravensk, Recruter des Frères.
Alastair MacCallum, Sans Rapport/Recruter des Frères.
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Raska il ba Altair, Sans Rapport
Lukas Buchalter, Sans Rapport
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????? ?????, Grand Maître des Templiers
Baldur Feldt, Chevalier de l'ordre du Temple
Sébastien Virieux, Chevalier de l'ordre du Temple

Grand Maître de la Confrérie = Grandmaster
Assassin de la Confrérie = Assassins
Recruter des Frères = Recruit
Sans Rapport = Unnatattched to a French Orginization
Chevalier de l'ordre du Temple = Templar

[kingkonrad]

(Is it okay if I can have my character perhaps a little higher up the chain of command in the Assassins? I know it seems a bit cheeky, but I think it would fit Antoine, if you know what I mean.)

Name: Antoine Valois

Gender: Male

Age: 32

Appearance: Credit to d3dkg23 on deviantart.


These robes were used by Antoine's father, Martin. As he was an assassin during the early 1700s, they are basically adapted toward what is more recent and new for Antoine's time in the 18th Century. It is neat, slick, and something that Antoine makes his own in this sort of decade. It is a continuation of the classic Assassin's robes- yet with a newer and in Antoine's eyes, a better twist. The robes have leather vambraces and gloves, along with the reasonably decorative tassles and designs typical of the time. The two hidden blades, a pair of weapons that Antoine is special in receiving, make him very deadly at places where his usual Sabre would not do the trick, with double the capacity that one blade would have.

Personality: Calm, and collective. Thinks things through, and likes to work slowly- he does not like being surrounded by those who are too swift to act, yet this facade sometimes cracks, when he is beginning to lose confidence in a situation or is simply pissed- going in quickly when needed and making an action before the whole picture develops. Believes in the idea of the Assassin ideal "Nothing is true- everything is permitted", and does whatever it takes really, this being combined and occasionally conflicting with his ideas of not acting too swiftly. Ethically, he does what he must to get the job done- and holds no confidence for those who are doubtful or not embracing the Assassins ideals correctly. He may be wise- but he does not exactly show perfection, and always stands for what is their creed, rather than what side they should take. It is why perhaps some wonder if he is so embracing of Assassin ideals that he may even be corrupt with them- but he will say that a Templar killed is a good Templar- and most of all, is someone who does not view the revolution something a fight that is of two sides. He is cold in his actions, and despite the fact that he is an extremely successful assassin, tipped to run a bureau in Paris on behalf of La Fraternité, he isn't exactly universally liked. Some are fond of him- others cannot stand his action and thinking process. That's only the Assassins, mind.

Bio: Born in Strasbourg, France in 1760, Antoine was born into a family of assassins. He learned the tools of the trade, and followed in their example, fighting for what was just. In 1780, he went to America- to help out the newly established Assassins in America, who Antoine joined for adventure, and the fact that he wanted to chase down a specific Templar in Quebec during the climax of the American War of Independence. He left four years later, joining the Parisian Assassins as a trained and proficient member. He has quickly become a respected and known member in the order- and since the natural death of his parents three years ago, due to a breakout of smallpox in Strasbourg, he has been more cut off and embracing of the Assassin family that is La Fraternité. He stands as a good member of the Assassins, and even though he looks almost like an aristocrat, his robes and actions suggest otherwise.

Weapons: Two Hidden Blades, Infantry Sabre (French Origin), Flintlock Pistol

Attitude: Harsh, unforgiving bastard. Spits on the dead, who he has killed (those who are his targets or related to the Templars)- his philosophy in life is to treat Templars as Templars, and many of them he has killed in cold blood, aware that that it is for the greater good of people. Still, he's friendly enough around Assassins and normal people- but what you'd think a cold hearted killer is. This in itself does raise issues however- and is one weakness that Antoine has.

Other:

Strengths: Antoine is a very specifically tailored Assassin. He is highly proficient in parkour, both urban and environmental, and is a very talented hand-to-hand fighter, being extremely proficient with using his sabre as an instrument of close quarters fighting. He is a highly enthusiastic Geographer, Cartographer, Chemist (not medical- but he is skilled with making smoke and gas bombs), not to mention the fact that he tends to be an antiquarian, enjoying being in the presence of history and the past in general. Merging fighting and running is natural to Antoine- he has the physique and stamina to do both when put in the situation. He isn't completely street-wise like many pickpockets and thieves are, yet he has the ability to know his way around Paris, and knows a fair few contacts.

Weaknesses: Antoine can however have periods of instability (mostly anger at others), and not gel properly with the other Assassins. Despite the fact he is usually okay, he can flare up, and be annoyed at mistakes others make. This impatience at others is a result of 12 years of having to deal with problems caused by other failed assassinations, or deaths of friends, cousins and other assassins. He values his life well enough- yet doesn't seem to have that cog that would fit in order to work with other assassins on certain targets at times. He isn't exactly good with horses (mild), hasn't got a remarkable aim (it's moderate), and his own drive to get targets rather than worry about collateral damage can be seen as a massive stain on his appearance from other Assassins- despite the fact that Antoine is an extremely successful killer by doing so.

[TheFrontLine]

Nice application.

Krau won't be on for awhile (quite a number of hours), so you'll have to wait a bit for acceptance/denial.