Added in a Faction Sheet into my CS post. Hope it's okay.

Hmmm... So we already have a wise sage then. I'll have to rethink.

Well yes we do. But there is nothing stopping you from creating a similar character, just maybe not something too close.

I added some to the Naeri.
I love them the more I write.

Ya I am enjoying what people are coming up with so far :)

If anyone wants to makeanother Naeri you need to talk to me for a list of words.

I expect my character sheet to come up soon. Decided to make him the embodiment of unrest.

I tried to read the books. And I tried to watch the films. Dragonlance was always more my thing. I don't particularly like Tolkien's writing style. I know, I know. That's blasphemous. I couldn't get into them at all. So he isn't a human. But that doesn't make him awesome or cool. Just old. Really, really old. But I can tell that I am dealing with an avid lover of the novels and I won't hate on your love of them. Raistlin is a real wizard though.

I will have a dragon for you soon.

InspectorGadget said
I tried to read the books. And I tried to watch the films. Dragonlance was always more my thing. I don't particularly like Tolkien's writing style. I know, I know. That's blasphemous. I couldn't get into them at all. So he isn't a human. But that doesn't make him awesome or cool. Just old. Really, really old. But I can tell that I am dealing with an avid lover of the novels and I won't hate on your love of them. Raistlin is a real wizard though. I will have a dragon for you soon.

Awww dude don't go bashing it if you don't know it.
Gandalf is actually a demigod trapped in human form if you translate tolkiens wording to more common tongue. Or maybe a champion of the gods would make more sense. Either way he had power enough to defeat the Balrog, create a blinding sun on two separate occasions and even mentally outbattled Sauron.

ANNNYYWWAAAYYSSSSSSSS I look forward to seeing this dragon. I discussed the topic of dragons with another player previously if you wish to see that conversation?

Darkmatter said
Well yes we do. But there is nothing stopping you from creating a similar character, just maybe not something too close.

It's all good, I'm going to repurpose another character that I've already got and blend him with what I was going to do earlier and I think it should come out well.

I'd be up for the dragon conversation.

I mostly joke about Gandalf because he always seems to do nothing. I'm sure he is bad ass but you never see it. I don't know if they described the battle with the Balrog in the books but for all we know (based on the movies) they're down in that pit sipping tea and playing backgammon. "I guess I should get back to the hobbit. He's probably nervous by now." "Alright dude, Dap it! And the stairs are over there." I suppose that I should pick them back up now that I'm older. They just left a bad taste in my brain the first time though. Anyway. Back on topic!

I'm probably not in any way involved in this, but I think the worst thing you can really do is judge a LotR character by their portrayal in the movies. I love the movies, and I love the books, but they're so vastly different, it's almost like a different tale altogether.

I'm no expert but I believe Gandalf was actually too powerful to do anything. Wasn't the main reason why Gandalf couldn't just freaking carry the ring himself because it would have made him evil and unstoppable, so they needed a stupid ass hobbit to carry it so there was no danger of him messing things up too much?

InspectorGadget said
I'd be up for the dragon conversation. I mostly joke about Gandalf because he always seems to do nothing. I'm sure he is bad ass but you never see it. I don't know if they described the battle with the Balrog in the books but for all we know (based on the movies) they're down in that pit sipping tea and playing backgammon. "I guess I should get back to the hobbit. He's probably nervous by now." "Alright dude, Dap it! And the stairs are over there." I suppose that I should pick them back up now that I'm older. They just left a bad taste in my brain the first time though. Anyway. Back on topic!

Dude? Did you just not watch the movies.
Just watch this and we can end the chat

I'll go find the dragon convo

EDIT: Aforementioned conversation regarding dragons and magic

Darkmatter and DeadCruiser said
Darkmatter: Ok so basically I came up with what I thought is a pretty cool way of doing/explaining magic enduwin.
So all the creatures were fashioned out of Trayig's, one of the gods, very body and essence.
Therefore magic was passed into life like that. However, it would have only been the orignals of each species that were directly made from Trayig's sand and so with each generation that passes the magical ability wanes. Therefore in a creature like a human, who lives relatively short lifespans and therefore has had many generations, magic has waned significantly. For most races it would be like this but with some variation obviously, with many many people knowing a simple trick or too but real wizards/witches/warlocks being very few and far between. True magical ability would no longer come from the sand directly that would have waned significantly, but through a secondary connection to a god with the sand as a conduit if that makes sense? A rare occurrence.

But dragons can live exceptionally long, hundreds if not thousands of years. meaning they've had less generations and are considerably more magically active than other species.

Just the idea i was tossing around. They could still be innately magical themselves but then they would more likely be very few in number.

Thoughts?

Cruiser: That all sounds fine to me. Perhaps the waning magical essence within the mortal races leads them to require magical implements. Wands, staves, grimoires and all of that sort of thing. I would think that the actual magical difference between generations is not an especially noticeable one, but has none the less mounted to the populace being almost entirely mundane. It makes one think that history would be full of legendary heroes and monsters and whatnot, and such tales have declined only because magic no longer supports such grandiosity.

But it meshes fine with what I'm offering, since it's all just stories, after all.

And yes, I figure that dragons breed very slowly, and there are only a handful of them in the world for quite a few reasons. The foremost being that dragons simply don't like each other, in general, and getting a pair to couple is a rare event in and of itself. Then consider that every dragon considers every other dragon to be a major rival, and you'll have a lot of infanticide going on.

My character that I'm planning would actually be a relatively old dragon, though wiser than most, in possession of a rather fickle temper. After one too many times he took his aggravation out on the local populace, a band of wizards took it upon themselves to subdue him. Considering killing him to be out of the question, they instead polymorphed him into a human shape, sealing away most of his magical power. He has since spent the last couple of centuries wandering the lands under the guise of a powerful sorcerer in search of a means to return himself to his true form and power.

Darkmatter: Yeah wizards, those left, would definitely be looking for objects that have retained power. Yes it is a gradual process. You wouldn't notice much from grandfather to grandson but go back a few hundred years and the difference is apparent. Now of course not everyone knows that it is waning or that it once was so mighty or why it is waning etc. People know this but not everyone.

Well the kind of power to trap a dragon in a human body would only have existed nearly a thousand years ago by my reckoning but if you want it to be more recent than that, say a few hundred years I am good with that too.

Cruiser: I figured that it would be quite a feat to accomplish in the first place, much less have it so effective that the dragon is having such great trouble undoing it. Thus why I mentioned that it was the work of several wizards. All the more reason that he can't just track down the wizard to have it undone; they would need to be together again to do so.

Maybe I could write in some sort of artifact being used as a part of the ritual. I don't want to clash with your perception of the state of magic, but having him in human form for a thousand years makes you think that he's gotten used to it or something. As it is, I kind of picture him as Clint Eastwood cast in the role of Gandalf.

I do have other character ideas, though. Perhaps a very young dragon, practically a hatchling by their standards, living among humans after being orphaned.

Darkmatter: Tbh I really like this idea for a character and Eastwood as gandalf is a great image.
See I would say that even after a thousand years he wouldn't be used to it. It may be cliched but perhaps part of the spell kept him inactive for a few hundred years so he hasn't actually been toiling for a millenia. Just a thought.

Cruiser: Hm. I'm still thinking that a thousand years would be "too damn long" even by dragon standards. I figure that the very oldest dragons would be, what, maybe five thousand years old? Two hundred years is long enough to be "frustratingly long" by dragon standards. I think he'd just start to go crazy after the 700 mark, especially considering that he'd be forced to adapt to a mortal sense of time.

The sort of hibernation isn't a bad idea, but it reminds me a lot of another character concept I came up with for a different RP, which was a nightmare from beginning to end. Perhaps some "old magicks" are at work or something?

Darkmatter: Say he was youngish when it happened so we can stretch. Maybe 300 years at a push? Maybe it was more than a couple mages, maybe it was a large thing involving a lot of people pooling small amounts of magic together, Dozens of wizards, apprentices and even some gifted common folk from a large area that he was terrorizing.

Cruiser: That could work, but then if there's so many people involved, there develops a plot hole of "if you had this much manpower, why isn't you couldn't just kill him?"

Darkmatter: He's an evil magical dragon. Plus it could/would have become a myth in the area blurring some of the details as it is exaggerated. Maybe the entrapment was an on the spot call when they couldn't kill him.

Darkmatter said True magical ability would no longer come from the sand directly that would have waned significantly, but through a secondary connection to a god with the sand as a conduit if that makes sense? A rare occurrence.

Dude, you're just making it easier and easier for my character to hold a grudge against casters. Given his previous conditioning to both distrust casters and the training to kill them, combined with his innate rejection of the gods... Somebody is gonna go menstruuuuaaaal...

NewSun said
Dude, you're just making it easier and easier for my character to hold a grudge against casters. Given his previous conditioning to both distrust casters and the training to kill them, combined with his innate rejection of the gods... Somebody is gonna go menstruuuuaaaal...

Lol. That last word

InspectorGadget said
I'd be up for the dragon conversation. I mostly joke about Gandalf because he always seems to do nothing. I'm sure he is bad ass but you never see it. I don't know if they described the battle with the Balrog in the books but for all we know (based on the movies) they're down in that pit sipping tea and playing backgammon. "I guess I should get back to the hobbit. He's probably nervous by now." "Alright dude, Dap it! And the stairs are over there." I suppose that I should pick them back up now that I'm older. They just left a bad taste in my brain the first time though. Anyway. Back on topic!

They fought mid fall ALL THE WAY DOWN, FOR A PRETTY LONG TIME. Then they landed in deep water and it became more slime than fire, and he fought it til it ran off through the caves to the outside world. Then he followed it up a thousand steps to a ancient tower, where to the locals it must have looked "like a storm" as he described it. Then he threw the balrog off the side of the mountain. Then Gandalf basically died and came back. SO YEAH, GANDALF'S TERRIFYING. READ THE BOOKS.

Character Sheet

Essential Information
Name/Aliases: Sariloth
Sex: Female
Race: Dragon
Age: 15 (Dragon years. 1,500 in human years)

Appearance: Sariloth is a rather typical looking dragon. The majority of her body is covered in pearlescent scales that range from deep crimson to purple, touching on pink and blue hues in between. Though beautiful, the scales have hardened as she has aged, shattering most weapons when they strike her. Sariloth's underbelly is tan with tightly clustered scales. Unlike dragons of lore, this is not a weak spot. Just as strong as the rest, these scales protect against strikes from beneath, provided that the foe is capable of reaching her underbelly.

She stands at nearly forty-five feet in height and is over a hundred feet from the tip of her snout to the curl at the end of her tail. About halfway down her back, two massive wings protrude and cloak the majority of her back, ending just below her neck. Formed form a substance with the texture of leather, the flexible matter is drawn taut over jointed bones that allow Sariloth to make sharp turns and collapse them to her back, causing a steep dive. When extended fully, each is the length of her body. Rigid, upright spines travel the length of her spine, culminating in deadly spikes at the tip of her tail. Horns cascade down from just above and behind golden orbs that pierce the darkest of nights. Slits of black constrict and expand, allowing her to see long distances in great detail. Her maw seethes hot breath that laps over teeth that will shred steel and iron with little effort. Each

Sariloth is a fire breather.

Due to her magical nature, Sariloth is capable of taking a humanoid form. Her eyes, however, remain the same. Strawberry locks flow from her head like a crimson waterfall, reaching her mid back. Her form is formidable, but not oversized. She stands amidst five feet. The illusion she casts causes her wings to form her clothing: tanned leather. She does not carry weapons because the illusion can be reversed nearly instantaneously. As it is but an obfuscation of her true nature, the body retains the hardiness of its counterpart. Swords and pikes break against her skin and arrows cannot pierce her flesh.

Personality: The dragon does not abide by the rules of humans and does not prescribe to philosophy of good and evil. Unlike modern lore, Sariloth is rather feral. She speaks the common tongue but will not do so in her dragon form. She is only quick to anger when offended. She does not find value in compassion and does not choose sides based on right and wrong. The toils of the humanoids do not cause her to act.

History: Sariloth was hatched when the dragons' numbers were great and humans feared their existence. She matured on the volcanic island of Bolecawn. The waters that separate her from the mainland were easily traversed once flying became second nature. For much of her life she was but a shadow in the sky since she did not lust for golden trinkets or the flesh of humans. Sariloth is one among a few that still exist in Enduwin. Few even believe in her existence, mistaking the flittering shadow that floats above the clouds as a great bird of prey.

Her life is a solitary one. She has no mate and does not seek out other dragons for company. The warmth of the volcanoes soothe her and settle her ancient mind.

Optional Information

Magic (Mundane or Arcane): Arcane. Besides being able to cast the illusion of her humanoid form, she is capable of manipulating fire in both forms. She is able to communicate telepathically in her reptilian form.

Chrononaut said
They fought mid fall ALL THE WAY DOWN, FOR A PRETTY LONG TIME. Then they landed in deep water and it became more slime than fire, and he fought it til it ran off through the caves to the outside world. Then he followed it up a thousand steps to a ancient tower, where to the locals it must have looked "like a storm" as he described it. Then he threw the balrog off the side of the mountain. Then Gandalf basically died and came back. SO YEAH, GANDALF'S TERRIFYING. READ THE BOOKS.

Sounds like tea and crumpets to me. Alright! I'll pick them up. My mom has like ten different copies and has begged me to read them time and time again.

Also, I suppose Ayenee ruined most wizards and magical beings for me. I started interactive writing during a power struggle the likes of which I have never seen portrayed in any book or movie. While some god-mod characters existed, most legitimately deserved the powers they held. I wrote thousands of paragraphs evolving and training my main character into a creature that wouldn't be allowed into this or any RP on The Guild. It wasn't because I wanted to destroy all and rule over them but because I wanted to survive and keep my favorite creation alive.

Fighting a demon? Absorbed one. And a fallen angel.

Create sun grade explosions? Wipe out an entire clan in a single move because they murdered your IC mother and the family wolf.

I'm not boasting. I am glad things calmed down. But it is hard to get excited when you have seen some really creative ways of playing characters from the time you were eleven.

Chrononaut said
They fought mid fall ALL THE WAY DOWN, FOR A PRETTY LONG TIME. Then they landed in deep water and it became more slime than fire, and he fought it til it ran off through the caves to the outside world. Then he followed it up a thousand steps to a ancient tower, where to the locals it must have looked "like a storm" as he described it. Then he threw the balrog off the side of the mountain. Then Gandalf basically died and came back. SO YEAH, GANDALF'S TERRIFYING. READ THE BOOKS.

Thank you, random passer by for reminding me why I get a mercy-boner of shame over Gandalf every time I read the books / watch the films.
Also thank you for having the Old Crone as your avatar, you skunk. I just managed to shake the bad dreams of her. :(

Naeri Faction complete, Sam in the works,

Also, the Naeri are rather middle-eastern in style rather than Romani.