[OOC] Dark Souls, Kingdom rebuild.

[BayRat]

In an era and region far from Lothric, Drangleic, and Lordran, A group of undead strive to establish new order in the post apocalypse of the fading of fire. Will the flames be embraced? or snuffed out by darkness? Or will it forever stay in a dim and hazy border? The land was once called Avalin, with varying areas of swamps, mountains, jungles, Oceans and deserts. the great kingdom and cities it harbored are now a shadow of its former glory, hollow run amock and few retain their humanities. Ancient dragons return to the landscapes near the borders, the chaos and flames burning from beneath the continent, and the darkness looming in the shadows of once holy churches.

The starting party will seek a settlement, their own fire link shrine, and build up from there. Journey the land and fight against monsters, growing stronger and deciding on what to do with their futures, all the wall trying to keep themselves stable and not hollow. We all start relatively new (though a bit more advanced then how you would first start dark souls, mid game status at best.) The starting group all meet each other at the entrance to a kingdom named Lokri, plagued heavily with the undead. Some characters may be hollowing, others still human in appearance, but for these travelling undeads, they decide to band together, and build a new kingdom, one perfect for the survival of the undead. Newcomers to the roleplay, if the roleolay already started, your character will meet up with the group in one way or another.

We will also be needing a fire keeper. Additionally, the undead characters may also be a blacksmith, hand maiden, or another role aside from there build

CHaracter sheet

Name:
Appearance:
Age: (or at least what age your character looks)
Gender:
Personality: (optional)
Backround (optional, amnesia is also an option)
Weapons, spells, armor, other equipment go here: (Can either be created yourself as an original creation or taken from previous souls games. If you are making some equipment up don't be op about it, this goes for custom spells too.)
Any relations?:
Any skills or additional things you are good at? (blacksmithing, enchanting, soul transportation.)
Title of government: Optional, edit this after the character earns the title in IC. Titles include king, queen, handmaiden, jester, witch, etc.)
If youre not playing as undead (For example, a giant or something) then ask for my permission and I will grant it, I'll modify the skeleton for your CS if needed.

[zackattack279]

Would you like us to post our character ideas here first? Also is soul transportation just gathering souls and getting them back to camp?

[BayRat]

@zackattack279
Yes put chars in OOC first. Soul transportation's job is to hold onto boss souls and other valuable souls for use. At advanced skills they can turn the souls into spells and equipment.

[zackattack279]

@dragonmancerWhen talking about gear, will any non-boss armor set work like the elite knight gear? or do you want something lower, also could we be already part of a covenant? Or do we join one possibly at some other time?

[BayRat]

@zackattack279

Equipment like the elite knight armor can work.

[BayRat]

@zackattack279

And you can already be apart of a covenant, or join one later. Either work.

[Lucius Cypher]

Working on my characters. I volunteer to have one of my characters be the Firekeeper.

Malakaus

Name: Malakaus
Appearance:

Age: 23
Gender: Male
Backround: Malakaus knows his past quiet clearly, despite being a hollow. He was a bandit found to be a a undead, thus he was imprisoned in the Undead Asylum. He had managed to engineer his own escape however, leaving the Asylum and wondering the world as a roaming murder. He had joined many factions, betrayed many people, and collected many souls during his rampage. Some may question why he would kill. He himself has wondered the same thing. But killing, and dying, were two things he was good at. So he continued to do so as he pleases.

That's not to say that he kills without reason. Indeed, he often joins covenants just to have purpose being his killings. Either to collect humanity for the Fair Lady, or to be soaked in blood for the Brotherhood, or even to participate in jolly-cooperation with the Warriors of Sunlight. Currently, he has found this budding community, and amongst them, a strange woman who calls herself the fire-keeper. No stranger to such women, Malakaus is uncertain why this one is so close to him, but he appreciates her company nonetheless. For now he fights for her, acting as her champion and guardian.

Weapons, spells, armor, other equipment go here:
Weapons:
Bandit Daggers (x2) - A pair of vicious daggers seen often on brigands and their ilk. Deadly short blades that causes sever bleeding. Malakaus dual-wields two to maximize the hemorrhaging.

Notched Great Machete - A massive cleaver-like blade with a notch in the blade to create a second handle of sorts. This allows Malakaus a more mighty blow, at the cost of a drastically shorter range. (Essentially a weaker and lighter version of Yhorm's Great Machete).

Armor:
Bandit Set - Intimidating but crude armor crafted of bone, hide, and metal. Fearsome and light, while it's defensive traits are lacking, it still provides some protection against blows.

Poison Blossom Kite Shield - A rare shield depicting a blossoming flower, that soothes the weary heart of its bearer. It has been infused with poisonous titanite, allowing the shield to ward off any venomous attack.

Rings:
Rusted Iron Ring - This iron ring was used to shackle the guilty. It is terribly rusted, and faintly stained with blood. While most would have tossed such a thing long ago, Malakaus has found that thanks to this ring, he can traverse water, swamps, tar pits, and the like with great ease and no difficulty at all.

Crest of Blood - A symbol of Malakau's time with the Brotherhood of Blood. Though he has long since cut ties with the covenant, he continues to use the ring for his own ends. Namely, the end of others.

Items:
Estus Flask - An undead favorite. Used to heal Malakaus' wounds. He has had it reinforced thanks to Syndere, allowing more uses than most.

Firebombs (x10) - A small urn filled with black powder that explodes upon impact. Useful for damaging small groups, large enemies, or when something just needs to be on fire.

Kukri (x20) - A small throwing machete. Throw at enemies to cause bleeding damage. Malakaus is no stranger to thrown knives, but he finds these blades to be particularly interesting. He has even learned how to craft some of his own.

Any relations?:

Syndere - The Fire Keeper. Malakaus does not know why she seems to close to him, but admittedly his own lust for her prevents him from questioning it any further. Acts as her champion and guardian, and often differs to her for guidance.

Any skills or additional things you are good at?
While not a blacksmith worthy of the name, Malakaus has much experience making small blades in the forge. Using only a single titanite shard, he can make many throwing knives of various types, from simple knives to ones that can cause sever bleeding, and with the right materials even ones that can spread poison. Often his go-to range weapon, Malakaus is always eager to try out new and interesting designs for his knives.

Title of government: Unofficially the Firekeeper's guardian. May change in the future.

Syndere

Name: Syndere
Appearance:

Age: 27
Gender: Female
Backround Little is known of Syndere and how she became a fire keeper. Indeed, Syndere herself seems to know very little about it. But she does know one thing: this body she inhabits now was not her original. Due to the flow of time in this chaotic world, she knows that she was, in fact, once the warrior known as Malakaus. Truly, a mystery to not only her but anyone else who would dare discovery her past. But she knows it to be true, and when Syndere found the same man herself, she felt that he needed to stay with her to discover more about how she came to be.

Weapons, spells, armor, other equipment go here:
Weapons:
Pyromancy Flame - The catalyst in which Syndere is capable of using her Pyromancy. Her hand becomes engulfed in flames and allows her to blast her opponents with fire, or cast a variety of Pyromancy to devastate her enemies.

Old Whip - A leather whip that has seen plenty of use. It appears no different than an ordinary whip, but is charmed by an ancient blessing that boosts damage inflicted on Hollows. Syndere obtained this trinket after trading some rocks to a nest of crows, and finds it to be quite useful at keeping the undead at bay.

Hunter's Black Bow - A bow carved from ebony wood, masterfully crafted to be both beautiful and deadly. Sports a longer range than most bows, but requires a dexterous hand to use. Syndere says very little about how she came to obtain this bow, only that it's not the original, but neither is it fake.

Dark Hand - Weapon that allows its wielder to evoke an art unique to Londor, the land of the Hollow. An obvious sign of Syndere's former alliance with the Dark Wraith's, however this was an alliance she made after becoming who she was, and is still a force unknown to her previous incarnation. Currently works alongside the Dark Wraiths for a nefarious purpose, or perhaps out of simple nostalgia.

Armor:
Desert Sorcerer's Set - An "outfit" from the distant lands of Jugo. Syndere is quite aware of how impractically skimpy this armor is, and intentionally uses it for the purpose of seduction and distraction, even at the cost of protection.

Rings:
Untrue Dark Ring - One of the illusory rings worn by the Hollows of Londor. This ring feeds Syndere's newfound vanity, allowing her to remain impeccably human despite her how Hollow she may have become.

Old Witch Ring - Old ring from an old witch. Engraved minutely with indecipherable script, but seemingly useless. An old keepsake Syndere had from a time long ago, and one of the reasons she became a fire keeper.

Items:
Estus Flask - Even as a Fire Keeper herself, Syndere has a flask of Estus to heal her own wounds. Not any more powerful than anyone else Estus, however if she could find the shards, bone dust, or even the souls of former Fire Keepers, Syndere can grant her estus more power. Syndere's estus can also be used to resort of magic bar.

Silver Talisman (x5) - A tiny charm embedded with imitative magic. Use to transform into something to blend in. Only provides the most superficial camouflage, but sometimes that is enough to do the trick.

Repair Powder (x5) - Enchanted metal rendered into powder. Repairs equipment. Due to the relative fragility of Syndere's equipment, she makes sure she comes well stocked with Repair Powders so that she can continue to fight at her best.

Spells:
Fireball - The simplest form of Pyromancy known. Allows Syndere to throw a small ball of fire. Despite it's size, it is still a deadly flame, easy to use and hardly taxing.

Lingering Flame - Creates a minute fireball that explodes in close proximity to Syndere's enemies. When first conjured it's flames is no bigger than a candle's, but when an enemy draws within it's blast radius it becomes a massive ball of fire that engulfs the enemy in flames.

Rapport - Charms the enemy, making them a temporary ally. The living are lured by flame, and this tendency is elemental to the art of pyromancy. Only works on certain foes. Syndere had once learned Pyromancy from Quelana herself, though it was the only spell Syndere learned before she never saw her teacher again.

Warmth - Creates a gentle, warm flame that heals those who touch it. Not all flames are made to destory. This Pyromancy will heal any who embraces it, be it friend or foe.

Corrosive Cloud - A spell of Syndere's own design. While she quests to become a stronger Pyromancer, she needs to do more than learn, but to create. But most of her foes scoff at her efforts, claiming that those with true power needs only skill at arms and equipment to suit them. So Syndere created this spell to test their power without those weapons. A variant of the fringe pyromancy, Acid Surge, this cloud follows Syndere's targets slowly, but in it's massive cloud it needn't go far before her foes are left with nothing but bare bones.

Any relations?:
Malakaus - Syndere's previous incarnation. How both Syndere and Malakaus can exist at once, or how she even came to be, is as much of a mystery to herself as to others. However she will not miss the opportunity of having an ally she can manipulate quite intimately, thus she keeps her old persona close for protection and company. Though she still wonders what his ultimate fate shall be once she is more than capable of taking care of herself.

Any skills or additional things you are good at?
Syndere has been granted the powers of the Fire Keeper, maintaining the bonfire and empowering the undead or lords of ashes with souls. However she also is willing to teach others Pyromancy, and for a certain few she can even grant them a flame of their own. However this is rare, as she'd only teach her powers to those she can trust, as well as those who can make it worth her while.

Title of government: Fire Keeper

[zackattack279]

If something is wrong or you want to know more just let me know

Hikari

Name: Hikari
Appearance:
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Personality: His is a kind soul, believing in helping others in this dark and forsaken world, believes himself to be a light in the darkness.
Backround: He's helped a few people in the past, and most have thanked him, but even so when he has needed help no one has offered their hand. Even so Hikari helps any that accept him. He joined the Warriors of Sunlight after he met Solaire thinking him to be the model he would build himself to be, a man of justice and righteousness, this is what Hikari desired to be.
Weapons: Uchigatana and a longbow
Spells: Heal and Lightning Spear
Armor: Elite Knight armor set, if possible Black Knight shield if not the heater shield is fine
other equipment: Quiver of about 50 normal arrows, estus flask, talisman
Any relations: Spoken to Solaire on some occasions, believes to be friends with
Any skills or additional things you are good at: Soul Transportation, and dexterity fighter so good at dodging and combat mobility

[zackattack279]

@Lucius CypherWhy hello there Lucius lol, fancy seeing you here

[Lucius Cypher]

@zackattack279 It is destiny.

[Commodore Robot]

For your humble consideration, if anything is out of place or if I misinterpreted the power level then I'll change things up.

Balgus the Iron Soul

Name:Balgus the Iron Soul

Appearance:A hulking man in both size and stature, Balgus is easily 6'3" of rippling muscle and scar tissue. Bright blue eyes look out over a face that has seen a few too many broken noses to be called handsome anymore. He has a thick and surprisingly well manicured handlebar moustache which is the only hair remaining on his head. These days he is rarely seen outside of his characteristic armor which only adds to an already imposing silhouette.

Age: mid 30s to late 40s

Gender: Male

Personality: Outwardly headstrong and boisterous, Balgus has a personality like a jolly hurricane. Once he sets himself to the task the only thing that will stop him is death, but given the nature of the curse that appears to have lost some of its bite. Balgus is a sociable man, quick to become friends with even total strangers provided they can tolerate his lack of subtlety. This is not to say he is a fool, beneath the outward simplicity is a calculating man who acts only when he is certain of the course it's just that once he acts it takes quite a bit to make him stop.

Background: Balgus was once a proud warrior in a foreign land who made a name for himself with feats of almost inhuman strength. In his youth he was an apprentice blacksmith, a career path which he attributes as the foundations of his great musculature, but found the quiet life lacking. When his lord demanded troops he signed up willingly though initially as company armorer. Few things go as planned and Balgus would end up tasting combat sooner rather than later. He found his now iconic suit of armor while campaigning in a land of gods, the skeleton of its former user still inside but the armor unharmed. Most of his allies thought the suit unwearable but Balgus was able to shoulder its prohibitive weight with ease. His unshakable will in battle and heavy armor earned him the praise of his comrades and his lord who named him the Iron Soul, the name he would carry for the rest of his mortal career. When it came to pass that he had the curse of the undead he was exiled to the land of Avalin to spend the rest of his days among the throngs of restless dead. He is trying to find purpose in this lifeless land lest he become hollow like the rest.

Weapons: He wields a broken Greatsword which he found alongside his armor. The tip had been broken off and the blade is dull, though it seems a nearly impossible task even for a seasoned smith to make such a thick blade retain an edge. Instead he uses its still impressive mass to smash targets with great chopping and sweeping attacks. He lacks a shield and instead uses the flat of the blade to tank or deflect hits. In a pinch he could also use his smith's hammer in combat though this is not what it is meant for.

Armor: He wears a heavy suit of black iron armor which he is able to move in surprisingly adeptly.

Other Equipment: Blacksmith's tools, an estus flask, and 5 firebombs.

Any relations?: He has a daughter, herself bearing the curse. Much of his reason for adventuring is the hope of finding her again and keeping her safe.

Any skills: Balgus is an able blacksmith capable of maintaining most armor and weaponry.

Title of government:

[BayRat]

@Commodore Robot
Sounds good, reminds me of a cross between iron tarkus and siegward.

Accepted.

[Commodore Robot]

@Commodore Robot
Sounds good, reminds me of a cross between iron tarkus and siegward.

Accepted.

@dragonmancer

Glad to hear it. Should I throw it into the character tab then?

[BayRat]

@zackattack279
Pretty good, you can get the black knight shield later in the game for now you may have the heater shield.

Accepted.

[BayRat]

@Commodore Robot
Yeah

[BayRat]

@Lucius Cypher

Both accepted, nice characters.

[Ghost Queen]

Name: Abraxis of the Great Swamp

Appearance

Age: Lost count, appears to be in mid to late thirties

Gender: Male

Personality: Fairly bland to be completely honest, Abraxis tends to keep to himself.

Backround: Abraxis' story is kept to himself and mostly forgotten. He has returned from the brink of becoming Hollow and has dedicated most of his attention to developing pyromancies.

Weapons: Hand Ax, Pyromancy Flame
spells: Fireball, Fire Orb, Great Combustion, and Sacred Flame
armor: Tattered Cloth Set
other equipment: Great Swamp Ring, Charcoal Pine Resin

Any relations?: None that are particularly important.

Any skills or additional things you are good at? Can teach pyromancy to those interested.

Title of government: N/A

[Ghost Queen]

Hmmm, since we already have a pyromancer I think I'll switch out for a sorcerer.

[zackattack279]

@dragonmancerYeah, I was just trying to mimic my build in Dark Souls 1, even though I usually had a mix of stone and elite set

[dereken]

Name: Hammond (?)
Appearance: A slight, unimposing figure, this enigmatic soul has the name 'Hammond' carved into his chest. He has a thin face, with withered, sallow features. He is short, and unhealthily thin. Not much changes from his hollowed and non-hollowed state, except the texture of his skin. He has dark, shaggy hair that rolls over into his eyes.
Age: Early twenties.
Gender: Male
Personality: Hammond doesn't speak, but he seems to be the cheerful sort. Always trying to help, or at least not hinder his fellows, Hammond makes for friendly, if a bit quiet company.
Background: None that he can share. His tongue has been cut out.
Weapons, spells, armor, other equipment: Club - A simple club hewn of rough wood. Makes for a surprisingly powerful bludgeoning weapon.
Plank shield - Makeshift shield built from wooden planks, provides minimal protection at the cost of moderate humiliation.
Pendant: No purpose, but fond memories comfort travelers.
Relations: None.
Additional skills: Knows all the emotes.