RP Thread

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The land of Ahlunda has been long plagued with a darkness. Not a shadow of some dark king, but of a race of creatures.

Dragons.

Beasts of immense power and evil, dragons come in a wide variety of shapes(though they are almost always large). Dragons resembling reptiles are most common, but stranger forms of the malevolent creatures exist. Without reason, they come to devour humans, destroy towns, and sew chaos across the land. Worse still, even the most proud and skilled of knights find themselves unable to slay a dragon under their own power. No, even the weakest of dragons can claim the lives of dozens of soldiers before being slain. Travel in Ahlunda is filled with peril, as a dragon could strike at any moment. The forests have become dangerous places, filled with bandits who seek to prey upon those in fear of the draconic plague. It's been so long since the humans of Ahlunda did not live in fear of the beasts.

And yet, there is hope. For each year, a number of children are born who exceed the abilities expected of a human being. They exhibit strength, often beyond what their appearance would suggest, and agility in full armor that even the most powerful of knights cannot attain. These children invariably find a rather simple calling: The slaying of dragons. A single one of these Dragonslayers can slay a dragon that claimed hundreds of lives in single combat. Bandits have come to fear such people, as they could easily destroy their bands of thieves.

These Dragonslayers wander the land, seeking to fight back against the evil monsters who have plagued Ahlunda for so long. Some do it for their own reasons, others for the good of humanity. Regardless, Dragons have begun to fall, and hope is slowly returning to the people.

And yet... terror has take a town near the Great Iron Mountain in the North of Ahlunda. News tells of not one, but many dragons dwelling within the mountain.

What Dragonslayer could resist?

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Okay, um, trying something new!

Basically this is a fantasy RP taking place in the land of Ahlunda, which has a dragon problem. Now, to get some things out of the way, while this isn't "low" fantasy, it's one of the settings with a bit less magic. It's there, but not very widespread and more confined to certain people or items. As for the Dragonslayers, they're the player characters. Their abilities tend to be of the 'can run at full speed one-handing a greatsword and pulling off feats of acrobatics at the same time'.

For tone, this RP is serious. However, it is not without moments of lightness and ultimately I'm not looking for anything too dark.

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Bios:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Brief Backstory:
Abilities:
Equipment:

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Dragonslayers:
Lily of Maison
Feron Blackwater
Rosalia Aldrick
Evelyn D'Orion
Will Norett
Hypatia the Hunter
Felix Cral
Victor Gehrhart
Elanalei Ladrengil
Leon Servius
Davyn Mackford
Drake, the Errant

Interested!!! Shall I just go ahead and make a character?

Feel free to.

Bios:

Name: Anna Aggarty
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Appearance: Anna is a stout maiden of about 5'4. Her hair is a thick dark brown that hangs down her back in a loose ponytail. Freckles dot her fair skinned face, and her eyes are a light brown that reminds many people of honey.
Personality: At work she tries to flirty and sultry, but in reality she is quite introverted and enjoys her solitude for the most part.
Brief Backstory: Sold by her grandfather to the bar for a pint of ale at the age of 4, Anna knows only the tavern scene. Men disgust her. All she has ever known was loud drunks, perverts, and physical abuse by the bar patrons. Through the help of some of the more noble customers, Anna has learned to defend herself as well as pack one hell of a punch. Life as a bar maiden could be worse, but it sure isn't where she wants to stay.
Abilities: Hardy constitution and a really good grasp on physical fighting
Equipment: At the moment, just her bare hands.

so excited!

Um, I'm sorry, but I can't accept your character.

She's an unarmed barmaid and this is kind of about people hunting dragons. ^^;

well yeah she is gonna suit up and get going from there

Um, I'm sorry, but Dragonslayers are pretty much recognizable if not from birth, from a young age(like I mentioned in the OP). ^^; I find her backstory kind of hard to believe with that in mind.

Is there any sort of official Dragonslayer Order, do the Dragonslayers band together and organize themselves(like what our characters might do), or are they for the most part solitary wanderers and only gathering because the dragons have done so?

Just curious as to how Dragonslayers trained, or if it was just an innate combat sense they're also born with.

There's no particular order. Dragonslayers are recognized at a young age, and therefore trained, in most cases. Of course some cases may differ. Dragonslayers organizing varies. Some are loners, some band together, it depends on the individuals.

Name: Lily of Maison
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Appearance: "With this blade, I slay dragons."
Personality: Lily is a serious girl who feels she has a serious duty. Her life, she feels, has the purpose of slaying dragons. She dedicates her entire being to slaying dragons, and in combat carries a cold rage towards her enemies. This manifests as intense focus and a vicious combat style. Outside of fighting, Lily alternates from being distant to others and, sometimes when she is feeling good, attempting to be friendly. However, Lily is rather socially awkward and her attempts to be friendly are usually rather clumsy and misguided. Lily unhesitatingly kills humans if they threaten others who are innocent, just as unhesitatingly as she slays dragons. She feels that any enemy of the innocent deserves no mercy, be they human-like or otherwise.
Brief Backstory: Lily was an orphan on the streets of Ahlunda's capital city of Maison. Her earliest memories were of fire and darkness. An old warrior, one day, recognized her as a young Dragonslayer, and took her in off the streets to raise and train so that she could do battle with the draconic monsters. He was old, but strong, and had participated in many missions to slay dragons in spite of not being a Dragonslayer himself. He taught Lily the ways of the sword, and how best to slay many dragons. However, this life left her with little social interaction. In spite of this, he tried to instill feelings of justice, and kindness to the innocent, in the young girl. At age sixteen, Lily was given her trainer's immense, powerful weapon, the Drakecleaver. It was only a few days later that a dragon suddenly appeared in Maison, and attacked. Its attack took Lily's trainer's life. In a rage, she attacked and slew the monster, cutting its head clean from its body. It was from here that she left Maison to slay dragons.
Abilities: Lily is a fast-moving, vicious fighter. In spite of the gigantic size of her sword, Lily can wield it one-handed, and due to her nature as a Dragonslayer she can still move at top speed, as if she was unencumbered. However, the weight of her sword assists her in combat, as each easy swing also carries the massive weight of of her huge blade behind it. Lily's fighting style also features numerous leaps and acrobatic feats, using her huge sword as an offensive defense so that she may spin and keep enemies away with the weapon.
Equipment: Lily wears relatively light armor, using the bracers on her arms to block attacks. She also wields an immense blade called the Drakecleaver. It is both heavy and incredibly sharp, allowing it to slice through her targets with ease.

Interested, will make bio soon.

Im in, give me a bit to make a character though

Alright.

Interested also. About to start on the CS.

Name: Yerdok
Age: 24
Gender: male
Appearance: A tall broad man wrapped in old rags and animal furs, his borwn grizzly hair long and his face clear of influence in the wild.
Personality: One might consider him feral, some might just consider him impolitely direct, all would consider him a beast of a man. (With beastly impulses)
Brief Backstory: Yerdok was found as a feral child by local hunter trappers, but soon he revealed great strength and prowess in combat. He soon became a local legend in the isolated forest village as the local protector, a definite dragonslayer. However this title wasnt just thrust upon him, no, he had earned it. With a wood axe he took into battle against a mob of bandits, and as he emerged successful and covered in the blood of the guilty a dragon, drawn by the smell of the slaughter, burned its wretched way to him, in which they engaged in thrilling combat. By the time the villagers reemerged from their huts at the sound of sudden silence, they all witness him cleaving the dragons head clean off in a single stroke. He was rewarded with his title, and the local smithy rewarded him further with a larger doubke bladed axe, made specifically for battle
Abilities: This burly man has emmense strength and is not at all clumsy with it. He weilds a battleaxe with skill and grace, yet with savage rage of pure bloodlust.
Equipment: skins and his mighty axe

Also interested and building a CS

interested

Hunting dragons is truly a task that makes individuals rise above any ordinary knight. It also happens to be a task that mildly interests me

Name: Feron Blackwater
Age: 24
Gender: Male

Appearance: “I’ll crush my enemies; not just dragons.”
Even if Feron wasn’t a Dragonslayer, he would still be quite intimidating. He’s tall, really tall, like almost seven feet tall. Add over 250 pounds of nearly pure muscle, and he sends bandits scurrying for the woods with his mere presence.

Personality: Gruff, blunt, and all around not the best company. While he doesn’t go out of his way to be rude and insult others, as he is a man of little words for the most part, he doesn’t hold his thoughts back either. Inspite of that, he is a rather protective fellow who looks out for others in conflict. He might not be happy that he’s dragging your ass out, but he’s still dragging it.

Contrary to his appearance, Feron fights with intellect and skill despite his choice of weapon. Though he gets a maniac gleam from encountering strong dragons, his zeal for battle is only shown through his increased strength and endurance. His mind remains unclouded and clear, finding the best way to end worthy battles.

Brief Backstory: Unlike other Dragonslayers, his strength was never bellied by his size. He towered over the town’s children, wrestled with the best warriors, and seemed to fear nothing. By the time he was a young teenager there was nothing left for him to compete against. Tallest and strongest, he had already beaten his townsmen and wrestled the wild beasts around his home, emerging victorious. With nothing to challenge him, Feron grew restless and eager to test himself. He lamented that there was no beast worthy to challenge him, and sought to set out from this small town he called home.

As if to challenge his right to leave, a mighty dragon descended from the sky to block his path. The very ground quaked when it landed, deep talons digging trenches into the soft soil underneath. Rather than fear, Feron simply felt elation as his instinct roared for him to take the beast’s life. This is what he was born to do. The two fought and it became legend, for the small town at the least. Some brave souls witnessed the encounter between the two destined foes; Dragonslayer and Dragon.

The dragon fought with fang, claw, and fire. With every breath, the night seemed to arrive; so intense were the flames. Did he shy away from the beast? No, he faced it head on. The fires licked at his skin, but he endured. His weapons shattered against his fearsome foe’s scales, but that did not dissuade Feron. If steel would not break the beast, than his fists, having shattered swords before would do the trick. In the end he slew the beast, but it was far from a clean or glorious kill. The dragon’s corpse was a mess, shattered bones, broken claws, its throat crushed, and torn skin. Feron did not fare much better, and had this encounter occurred in the wilderness he likely would have perished. As it was though, his fellow villagers retrieved their hero and nursed him back to health. He set out afterwards, recovered and stronger than before.

Abilities: An incredible physique, even amongst the fabled Dragonslayers. His strength titanic his body unbreakable, he was born to challenge the dragons head on. Not as fast as most of his kind, Feron is the mighty glacier of the Dragonslayers. He fights not with acrobatics nor fancy movements, but stands indomitable against a dragon’s onslaught. With impeccable skill, he manages to turn aside or maneuver himself in such a manner that what would be crushing blows are made into glancing grazes. And with that same skill he manages to deliver devastating strikes that outright cripple lesser foes.

Equipment: Feron doesn’t bother with any armor, the unnatural toughness of his body is generally enough. Any equipment that would offer better protection would restrict his natural dexterity.
His weapon, Dragonbreaker, is a massive warhammer made from the talon of a great dragon slain before his time. It’s heavy enough that even Feron has to handle the weapon two-handed to use it with skill, and is incredibly resilient. Even boulders shatter underneath its strikes.
And what is a hammer without nails? Feron carries three stakes on his back whenever he goes out to hunt. Massive in size, these 1.5m lengths of steel are used to pin dragons whenever the opportunity presents itself. He’s been known to drive them through a dragon’s tail with a single blow, grounding the mighty beasts.

Name: Rosalia Aldrick
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Appearance:





Personality:

Rosalia is a kind and gentle soul who will offer you all the time in the world if you ask for it. She likes to help people and enjoys having deep thought inspiring conversations. She tends to enjoy indulging in finer things like dresses and ballroom parties which to many observers appear to be strange for a slayer of beasts. However she refuses to let her line of work control how she should act and conduct herself to the public. If you meet with her, she'll offer you a smile and might even place her hand on your arm in a manner of an informal greeting should you be a friend of hers. She can be serious at times, usually when her line of work is involved and this is when people see a different side of her. She has unwavering courage and unyielding loyalty to the people and those she cares about. Her determination and will are what ultimately drive her and is what enables her to wield strength against the creatures of evil. Rosalia contains the capacity for a temper, and she'll usually express this by lecturing or scolding the person who has upset her with a raised voice. Though afterwards she can sometimes feel regret and might apologize once she'd calmed down.

Brief Backstory:

Rosalia is a descendant of many strong Knights who have stood before her. Her blood line has seen many battles and had fought in many wars over the ages, each Knight passing down their secrets and techniques which allowed them to become dominating forces on the battlefield. However when Rosalia was born, it was said that the beasts of the sky heard the cries of the child leaving her mothers womb across the mountains of Ahlunda, installing fear into the heart of evil. Though this is merely a story, it was known from her birth that she was destined to fight these creatures of darkness. She possessed talents which she demonstrated growing up, being able to wield a sword at the age of eleven and demonstrate advanced skill by the age of fifteen. She was staggeringly fast and her strength was unmatched as her body refused to tire. Her father was also a knight, and one who had done well in his line of work as he owned his own estate which provided for her and her mother. Sometimes he would return home with his friends and it would be these times as she grew up that he and his friends would test her strength, training her and giving her feedback on where to improve.

By the time she was eighteen, she was able to overcome them, even being able to take on more than just one as her strikes and parries stunned and staggered their defense. But this was expected, as they all knew what it was she was destined to become. They were merely helping her reach that destiny, which was why when she was finally able to overcome them, they began to pass her the secrets they had held since their order was created, centuries before them. They forged her a set of her own armor as well as her very own sword before she was eventually knighted by the order. Her parents were incredibly proud and it filled her with pride to be able to join her forefathers as a knight, although her ambitions weren't yet over, as she still needed to make a name for herself. Her forefathers had all made great marks during their lives and so she would need to go out into the world and leave a mark of her own. And so it was as she reached the age of twenty three, she set out to join the other brave warriors, born to rise against those which seek to harm it.

Abilities:

Unyielding strength - Rosalia, like the other dragon slayers possesses unnatural strength which enables her to be a formidable force against her opponents, be them man or beast.

Enraged - If she see's a friend faltering in battle Rosalia's determination and will spurs her strength, making her faster and stronger as adrenaline fuels her body. Usually and for an unknown reason, her eyes change to the color red, which is believed to be the reason for why this ability is so named.

Iron Wall - Rosalia will sometimes dig herself in and raise her stance into a defensive position, when in this stance she can take a punishing amount of damage, however she must maintain the stance to hold this defense meaning she can not attack.

Equipment:

Medium / Heavy armor set as seen in appearance. The set was forged to fit her figure and is a combination of metal and cloth with engraved designs for vanity. The armor would hinder the speed of a normal knight, however she is able to move at speed due to her unnatural strength.

Greatsword of valor as seen in the appearance. A weapon forged for her, it is a great sword which she wields with one hand, despite it's size she wields it like a broadsword which further demonstrates her strength. She might sometimes double hand the weapon for extra power, but she seems to favor one handed wielding.