This roleplay is still alive, promise! We're just trying to get a date to do some collaborating before I post.

No problem.

We're working on it today :D Yay!~

Collabs ahoy!

Damn, you guys write a good villain

Who's a villain? I see no villain >.>

ahhhhh yes. did I say villain? I meant ethically challenged individual with devious intentions...

There we are :D Got to be politically correct after all :P

Floor 26 theme:

Here you go, not much to know about him, but Kazaro's character.

Display Name: Kazuma
Real Name: Kirisugu Miyamoto
Age: 19
Appearance:

Kazuma is an orphan from the streets of Seto. The townspeople all knew him and helped take care of him, but never took him in. He lived in a tiny, two-room hut on the rocky shores of the Seto Inland Sea that he had built with his own two hands at age 7. Before that, he lived under bridges, under porches, and in trees. He ate what he could catch on the Inland Sea and what little he could buy with the money from his many jobs. Kazuma had always been interested in history during school and, in late High School, received enough money from scholarships, research funds, and winning donations, that he fixed up his little hut into a house that, while still small, was quite comfy. In his first year of college, Kazuma joined the history club and was instrumental in forming a SCA-like organization. The organization, HWR (historical warfare reenactors), received a grant allowing them to all take a trip to the United States to watch the yearly Grand Melee of the SCA. It was here that things began to go wrong for Kazuma. First, in a freak accident, Kazuma lost his left eye at the Melee. Then, while recovering, a friend entered Kazuma in a competition put forth by the creators of SAO to design one of the floors for the selfsame game. Kazuma’s plan for Tarbinal became the 26th level of Aincrad and he received a free NerveGear and copy of SAO. It all came to a head on that first, fateful day. When the sky of the Town of Beginnings bled and produced the ghastly phantom that was the game’s creator, a man that Kazuma had actually met in person and liked.

In the game, Kazuma became a skill hunter, seeking out events and quests that would increase his levels in certain skills. He became fast friends with the information broker Crona and visited her frequently for both business and enjoyment, as he quickly developed a massive crush on the woman. After the completion of floor 50, Kazuma went to go see Crona to give her all of the information he had on Tarbinal. While on his way, Kazuma happened across a secret dungeon under the Town of Beginnings, where he acquired the unique skill Novice Twins. This ability sacrifices the use of Sword Arts for a large damage boost and the ability to wield multiple weapons at once. Some time earlier Crona had approached Kazuma and confronted him about his continued status as a solo player. Reprimanding him for the dangers that solo-ing caused, she told him of a recently formed team comprised of two people. One who was famous for her ruthless fighting style and one who was known for his willingness to take any quest…

SAO build: one handed axe. later carries many one-handed weapons. Medium armor.

sorry about the "I" on the IC area. I hit the wrong key and it posted. I cannot seem to take it down

Display name: Crona
Real name: Matsu Hideki
Age: 18
Appearance:

Crona is a mysterious information broker who, while willing to share her real name, prefers to stay quiet regarding her past. She originally came into SAO as a heavily armored swordswoman. Indeed, she used to be quite the adventurer like you, until she took that javelin to the knee… It healed, but she never quite got over the shock and despair of losing a limb.

Crona and Kazuma have become close friends, often sharing loot and money in exchange for information. There have also been a couple of awkward half-dates at local restaurants. On one special occasion, Kazuma even had Crona over to his house and made her a meal himself. The food was terrible and neither of them knew quite how to act, so they don’t talk about the experience any more. In reality, Crona was quite touched by the whole affair and has developed some conflicting and confusing feelings regarding the one-eyed rouge.
SAO build: Two-handed sword and heavy armor

Display Name: Nero
Real Name: Unshared

Age: 16

Appearance:
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History: Nero is known Aincrad-wide as the most wealthy player in SAO. He amassed his fortune by material hunting, giving him a hefty safety margin while simultaneously giving him the biggest bank of any other player. He is a member of the KoB, directly beneath Vice Commander Kazaro and his speed is rather remarkable. He has shared none of his life outside of the game and still few know much of who he really is. Currently, he has been able to sit on his metaphorical dragon's horde of cash by maintaining a level of strength above most other players. However, with the KoB behind him now, his personal coffers face even less danger.

Ermahgawd, that gives me ideas :o

I thought the same exact thing. I give you free reign to move my dead character :)

Well, methinks a collaboration is in order O: I'd love to know what you've got in mind.

Sounds good to me, you gotta tell me how a collab works though. never done one before

Display Name: Minerva – she honestly just thought it sounded pretty and rather regrets how arrogant it sounds after somebody told her where it came from

Real Name: Makoto Yono

Age: 18 (17 at the start of the game

Appearance:
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Background: Minerva grew up in a family that was well-off and even attended private school. Her only escape from the stress was gaming and she barely got a chance to do it both because of her parents and the amount of work she had to do to maintain her grades. She was going to give her NerveGear maybe thirty minutes a day, max. She had been lucky enough to be accepted into the Beta Test under her parents’ noses. They would disapprove if she waited in line to get one; it was there that she found herself immersed in the fantastical world of Aincrad. However, when she reluctantly opened her menu to log out on Day One, she found herself without any way to… After everybody was trapped inside the game, she only devoted herself to the blade for a few weeks. One-handed straight swords; simple, efficient, but eventually she stopped training daily and now only keeps up in order to have the skills she needs to stay alive. After she discovered that there was even a skill for musical instruments, she spent just about every hour of her training on them. It was the one thing in real life that her parents made her do that she actually enjoyed. In real life, it was the violin. In Aincrad she sang, she played guitar, she played violin, and she even practiced piano. It was so much easier here, but they actually allowed for free-form play and the replication of instruments was astoundingly accurate. Some people just played using the different skills and abilities, but the real musicians, once they hit a certain point, could unlock and actually use the freeform, so long as they could teach themselves to play it.

SAO Player Build: Minerva is a musician, so usually you’ll find her in tailored clothing rather than any kind of practical armour. She mostly keeps to towns and cities, avoiding the danger zones and enjoying her time in the game as if it were reality.

Status: Alive