The Branch of Fate and the world itself hinged on a young man with white hair and a good heart. Corrin was the center piece of everything. Raised in Nohr too a family who loved him despite the darkness surrounding the world his siblings were raised in. The constant struggle of living in a home that was all too closed off made him close to all four of his siblings. It was a deep love that forged the Nohr siblings to their adopted brother. But he was not of Nohr's heritage but of a kingdom far away a rival known as Hoshido. What Hoshido was is a direct opposite of it's rival. Bountiful, beautiful, and graceful the kingdom stood a beacon of light in the ever looming darkness content in their own ways. Corrin grew to love his birth family be it Ryoma the stalwart older brother, or Sakura the kind if not shy younger sister. Even Hinoka the prideful older sister and Takumi the stern and brash second prince. In the short time he knew them he found a new life he could hope to be a part of. However it was not to last.

The choice between Birthrights and love or Conquest and Lies...it was a odd road for one so young as he was. Torn between loyalty to all he ever knew instilled into him by his big brother whom himself was guided by a dark path, Xander, reached out to his beloved prince asking for his help. In contrast Hoshido's Ryoma the proud noble Prince of Hoshido and future king grabbed his young brother's other hand and demanded he come with him to protect the people and to right a wrong done on their family.

But what if the Branch of Fate broke off? What if Corrin didn't survive that fateful day at the crossroads between Nohr and Hoshido? What would've became of both nations? What if Corrin in his heart jumped into the fight between Xander and Ryoma...and was felled in the process?

This roleplay will explore a path where men and women from both sides fight to unify the lands torn from war. Refusing to help either side instead vowing the unite both lands by force and love? This path will be led by a young noble from Cyrkensia of Nestra a young warrior going by the name of Audric. He is not chosen by fate but he seeks to remove the hatred by both sides peacefully or not. He witnessed the death of Corrin first hand that fateful day and he was inspired to follow the ideals set along by the naive prince. Not marked for fate, or destiny, or even blood this young man seeks a path too find a true peace. Will he be able to achieve it or will he fall too weak to grasp at the power that Corrin would've been able to? Will Nohr and Hoshido fight too a blood conclusion with one side a broken victor? Or will the young noble's misfit band be able to convince them too unite together? Perhaps even uncover a darker underbelly that is guiding this whole escapade?

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FAQ/Rules:
1. This will be a roleplay with a standard of adept roleplaying. I'm not expecting an overwhelming amount of detail but I do expect effort to be put into characterization. Three sentences do not make a personality, or a bio in my eyes.

2. There will be no stats unless you personally want to make up a set for a character. I don't know how to work them into a text based roleplay.

3. You may be from Hoshido or Nohr but not Valla or any of the deep realms.

4. This story will be a mix between Conquest and Birthright with canon characters appearing but none of them will stick with the main group. Xander and Ryoma will be the boss characters for Nohr and Hoshido as reoccurring enemies. There will be spoilers for Birthright and Conquest through the story.

5. Dragons are off the board as there are no other dragons present in the game as units but Corrin and his children throughout the game. Wolfskin and Kitsune are allowed.

6. You may not start out as a promoted class. I will allow one 'jeigan' archetype if a player wishes to fulfill that role.

7. The removed magical archetype of 'Light' will be present through this story. Monks and bishops will show up and they will contrast the dark mages. This is a personal choice of mine as I view the removal of Light from the recent games to be really unfair in some regards. You may also play the pirate class

8. You may be from a noble family that is not the royal family. In other words you can be someone from a well off or respected lineage or even a courtier of one of the families but you can't be related to Xander, Ryoma, Takumi, etc.

9. Custom Classes aren't allowed for simplicity's sake.

10. The roleplay will start off on the Branch of Fate and will progress on from there. At the base minimum there will be three characters that will be with us from the start: My character the unnamed noble who will be the pseudo main character of the story, a samurai from Hoshido, and a villager from Nohr. You may pick a samurai or a villager still these two are simply going to be story important NPC's who will grant insight into their respective realms when there is no one else who can.

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Character Roster:
Audric - Heir of Light - VanceXentan
Monk - Reserved
Emerald - The Healing Beauty - MechonRaptor
Taka Hadakoto - The Avenger Outlaw - Cloudystar
Cecelia - The Nine Tailed Traveler - Rogue Colm
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NPC Roster:
Milow of Nohr - Villager
Saito of Hoshido - Samurai

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Character Sheet:

Name:
Nicknames:
Age:
Gender:
Class:
Home country: (Hoshido, Nohr, Ice Tribe, Nestra, Cheve, etc)
Appearance: (Written or picture)
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Personality:

Biography/history:
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Weapons: (Nothing above steel for starting CS's)

Items: (Vulnaries, elixirs, etc.)

Other: (for anything that I may have missed)

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Character Sheet
Name: Taka Hadakoto
Nickname: "Ta" or "Ta-Da"
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Class: Outlaw
Home Country: Hoshido (but Outlaw working for Nohr)
Picture:
Stands 5'5"
Personality:
Taka isn't the kindest to most people. This led to his problem of having made no friends among the Nohrian forces. His problem is his constant teasing of one person, to the point of abusing them with facts or mainly "unhappy" words of one's past. Another key factor is that he isn't the bravest when presented on the front lines. The sight of an axe-wielding barbarian makes him quake in his boots and would rather run, especially if he has no reason nor major contribution at that position. If not, a surprise attack would REALLY catch him by surprise. Finally, his loyalty to the few he would trust/make friends with is undying. As long as they're involved in a situation, he'll stand his ground and gladly give his life for the sake of them living...that is if they're really his true friends.
Biography/History:
His family was originally a strong group of Samurai and Swordmasters in Hoshido. However, due to his fear of fighting with a blade, he desperately looked for a way to escape. The only man he could have turned to was his grandfather who spent his entire lifetime training with practically every tool and weapon in existence. Taka's teacher/grandfather did his best to teach him a way to help others, even if using a bow means shooting from a longer range than the sword. Eventually, his skills with the bow proved to the grandfather that this grandson had no less determination or courage like his siblings and family to become a brave warrior. However, his frequent absences from sword training to practice with a bow led to him being exiled from the family. His grandfather followed his now favorite pupil who was brave enough to turn against his own family to find justice. His training of Taka led to Taka's training into becoming an Outlaw in Nohr. As Taka crossed the border and join the Nohrian forces, his grandfather sacrificed himself as they were caught by a Nohrian patrol under the lead of a certain evil and malicious looking king. Taka swore revenge against the man who took his grandfather's life, making sure to use his new skills in order to train and make himself an even deadlier shot. His lifestyle in the Nohrian Army now leads to him being caught at the near front lines of a showdown with the Hoshidan one...
Weapon: Iron Bow
Items: Vulnary

Is this a work in progress?

Not really unless you want more backstory

Rule number is literally: 1. This will be a roleplay with a standard of adept roleplaying. I'm not expecting an overwhelming amount of detail but I do expect effort to be put into characterization. Three sentences do not make a personality, or a bio in my eyes.

That roleplay is something expected from a free level (example: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/129899-arranged-disney-style/char) roleplay. You need to put a lot more work into it. There's more to a character's depth than just a few sentences. They have lives and have experienced hardships, love, and they are generally more complex than what's given. I'm expecting the same length that I have put in but that is not enough.

I'm not trying to be offensive but I strictly enforce the length rule. Not as a way to punish players but as a way to make sure characters are properly fleshed out and not half baked. It shows thought was put into the character and that the player will stick with them.

@vancexentan better?

Bump up the personality section a bit more and I'll let it go through.

I'm assuming the other two are bogged down in Halloween stuff.

Reserve for a Kitsune (from Hoshido)

ok will do

Sorry, I was very busy over the weekend >_> I should have a CS up sometime this week though!

fair enough this is halloween weekend.

Done with mine I think @vancexentan just need a final evaluation on it

A small error in the bio. Hans was a criminal up until the story started. Xander had arrested him prior to the story and Garon made him a puppet. It'd have to be some generic or npc general that you made up.

Can't be one of Hans early missions after he was released by Garon and he was on his way from the Bottomless Canyon and such?

Hans has been out of jail for at least about a week or two in the story about now. If I remember correctly Hans was released took Corrin out, left, went back to Nohr, and then was sent into the army and became a general somewhere around the time Corrin was either in the ice tribe's location, or just shortly before Cheve. I sincerely doubt he'd be able to gain any command that quickly. I'd suggest switching it over so that Iago is the man on your hit list if you really need someone important to gun for. I'm not trying to make this hard for you that's just the way things are in the setting right about now. If I'm incorrect feel free to show me that I'm wrong on the matter of what's going on in game at this point in time.

If you're adamant about using Hans then roll it back at least several years in your character's story. That was before Hans was arrested by Xander and his enrollment into the Nohrian army. Of course he'd be a common criminal and not a soldier.

@Rogue Colm
Cool character!

The character is a bit small for my tastes in terms of description but I don't want to go stamping around like some sort of Nazi and Kitsune don't exactly have that much they can go on so I'll accept it.

If the other person doesn't post their CS by the end of the week, I'll have a troubadour CS posted so that we can start with a healer. If not, I also have a Dark Mage CS ready.