[OOC] Lᴀɴᴅs ᴏғ Lʜɪᴠᴏʀɪᴀ

[Silent Whispers]

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May the old and new Gods have mercy on them. I'm sure Juliana will poison anyone who so much as looks at her older sister the wrong way.

@Harley Q

Julia will reward her graciously. Haha.

[Belle]

Aww man!! I missed the start of this somehow and now I am so far behind!! 😭😭😭

[Belle]

Seeing there is a lot of ladies of high families I think I will make a bastard daughter of one of the families... but I'm not sure which one yet...
@Holy Soldier is really swaying me cuz he has a pirate AND that pirate is Killian! *swoon* but then again there are some other very hot men here, such as Jaime Lanister and Jon Snow on the board too...

In the other rps I am in my character is not doing so well in the romance department, so I really want to make a romantic girl character for once. I usually make badass bitches or adorable children.

Who wants to fall in love with me? .... ahem, I mean my character? I'll try to have her up within the hour. I need to decide on a family first...

[Holy Soldier]

@BelleWell, the wives of Brandt are bad-ass women/captains of their own ships. Together they have one big fleet. I offer their roles as playable roles.

[Belle]

@Holy Soldier Thank you for the offer, but I want to make something different this time around. She won't be a pushover but she's not going to be badass either, at least not in the beginning. I am modeling her after Sansa Stark (without the more annoying bits of her personality lol)

[Holy Soldier]

@BelleYeah, I really liked how Sansa turned out. I did find her a little annoying at the beginning.

[RangingWolf]

hey I dont know if survivalist will be making the lord hyland or not. So perhapys somebody that wants to join us should.

[Belle]

Lyra Sky

_{A woman's work is only visible if she does it badly.}

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◾ Name:

Lyra Sky

◾ Age:

19

◾ Gender:

Female

◾ Sexuality:

Heterosexual

◾ Origins:

Mount Promonon

◾ Residence:

Hyland Keep

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◾ Positive Trait ◾ Kind Negative Trait ◾ Stubborn Positive Trait Loyal◾ Negative Trait ◾ Clumsy

◾ Personality:

Lyra is sweet and kind but can be outspoken, which leads to her getting beaten at times since her only real weapon is her tongue. But if you win her loyalty she will stand by you to the death. Nothing can sway her from what she feels is right. She tells the truth, at least how she sees it, but is not above omitting or bending the facts if needed. Due to the hardships she has suffered as a bastard child from another land she has a strong sense of justice, but is at times too fearful to stand up for that justice.

◾ Role & Career:

Currently she works in the Hyland Keep, mainly in the kitchen and as a maid but she ventures to the stables whenever she gets a chance

◾ Hobbies & Interests:

Horses are a passion for her, well really any kind of animal
Pretty things, such as gowns and jewels, even though she knows such things will never be hers
Cooking, because she's actually surprisingly skilled at it, something the cook will never admit
Singing, which she does unconsciously as she works

◾ Likes & Dislikes:

Likes:
The color green
The taste of berries
The smell of horses
The laughter of children and watching them play

Dislikes:
Arrogance
Cruelty
Liars
The color orange
Mushrooms

◾ Other:

has a scar on her lower lip from an... incident

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[color=???]◾[/color] Family Members:

Mother - Enya Sky
Father - Unknown, from the Vaernin Forest

◾ Biography:

Lyra was born in the village outside of the Hyland Keep. Her mother was a bastard daughter of the Hyland family but was never claimed by the Lord of that time. She met and lay with a visitor from the Vaernin Forest, who left soon after learning of Enya's pregnancy. She cried bitter tears of disappointment when she birthed a girl. Lyra was a constant reminder of her failure to have a son, although she tried with every male she came across. Lyra grew up living in what essentially was a whorehouse, until the night of the incident....

After that Lyra ran away and into the Hyland Keep to get away from the life her mother had made. At 15 she was hired to feed the swine and has worked her way up since then.

IMPORTANT! SHE IS A WIP. I WILL FINISH HER BIO TOMORROW AFTER WORK I JUST RAN OUT OF TIME TONIGHT!
Please let me know what you think of her so far and any suggestions will be appreciated too!

[Pundii]

@MissCapnCrunch

Here is the completed Lord Gully!

Arthur Gully

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Lord Arthur Gully

_{"Is it more noble to kill ten thousand men in battle, than a dozen at dinner?"}

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◾ Name:

Arthur Samuel Gully
The Golden Shark - A title to reflect Arthur's pride and military capability. Earned after the battle of The Red Rock, where Arthur's leadership allowed the Gully army to repel a considerably stronger force in the name of the crown.

◾ Age:

58

◾ Gender:

Male

◾ Sexuality:

Heterosexual

◾ Origins:

Northpond, the Quell Sea Region

◾ Residence:

Serpent's Roost in the Quell Sea Region

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◾ Hands-on ◾ Spiteful ◾ Devoted ◾ Untrustworthy ◾

◾ Personality:

Arthur has always often preferred to do things himself, and his own way. This is in terms of all things, and particularly his leadership in the field of battle. Arthur will always take the field with his men, never leading from behind if he can avoid it, and he takes personal charge of military forces in campaigns. He isn't afraid to get his hands dirty, and even despite his age often involves himself in the grittier tasks of everyday life.

There is a great deal of contempt and spite which Arthur feels in his everyday life. For his enemies and rivals, and even for his own friends and family. There is a great deal which he dislikes or finds disappointing about his children, and he makes no effort to conceal that fact from them. He will openly ridicule his children if he finds it necessary, and has no issue with speaking harshly to them.

For Arthur, there is nothing more important in life than furthering the position of himself and his family, he would do anything for any member of his family, even those he despises more than others. Should they carry his family name, Arthur will come to their aid if it is needed, no matter what.

Arthur knows what is best for him, and often that comes in trickery, betrayal and outright lies. He is not afraid to go behind people's backs, or choose the less honourable option if it has a better result for him. Generally he is one that someone can find difficult to trust, especially if you are not counted among his allies. Particularly in the field of battle, Arthur's cunning is not to be underestimated.

◾ Role & Career:

Lord of The Quell Sea and House Gully
Commander of the Gully Army and Navy

◾ Hobbies & Interests:

Hunting
Smithing
Fishing
History

◾ Likes & Dislikes:

✔ Leading
✔ His family name
✔ Battle/Warfare
✔ Loyalty
✔ Getting his way

✘ Being undermined
✘ Religion
✘ Being disrespected
✘ Other houses
✘ Poetry/Songs

◾ Other:

Arthur is renowned for his military career, there are even songs about his greatest exploit - the Battle of Red Rock.

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◾ Family Members:

Lady Amara Gully - Wife
Ser Lucan Gully - Eldest Son
Lord Ithobal Gully - Second Son
Lady Amelia Gully - Daughter
Lord Tybalt Gully - Nephew
Brandt Trout - Bastard Son

◾ Biography:

Becoming the Lord

When Arthur was born, the Gully's were not the major house in the region of the Quell Sea, and were in fact a house in decline living in the meagre holding of Northpond. The only son to his fat, lazy father Meryn Gully, Arthur's mother died during his birth. Early in his days Arthur became a student of history, both from his father and the many scholars in the Gully court, he learned from an early age that the Gully family had once been a powerful and feared house, but over a period of many years had fallen into decline under lords who took their positions for granted.

This knowledge bred a great contempt in Arthur for his father, and an immense desire to see the Gully family restored to their rightful place as Wardens of the Quell Sea region. At this time, the Gully family had few bannermen, only the Moors were truly loyal to them, while their other bannermen, the Firemasons, had begun to grow discontent under the lazy leadership of Meryn. The Wardens of the region at this point was House Malver. House Malver had grown discontent with only holding control over the Quell Sea, and had been in great tension with House Ainsworth for many years.

Eventually, while Arthur's father was visiting with House Malver, they declared a rebellion against the crown, and demanded Arthur lead all of the Gully forces to Serpent's Roost, so they could join in the rebellion. Refusing to follow such a demand, Lord Carth Malver executed Meryn in the hopes it would bring Arthur to heel. In reality, Meryn's execution had been exactly what Arthur hoped for, and he took over as Lord of House Gully.

The Malver Rebellion

House Gully was weaker than the Malver's in terms of their army, but they had a greater navy, having been the major boat-builders for the Malver's during their time of servitude. Some of their armed forces were emboldened by retainers sent by the crown for their loyalty, but Arthur did not have a force strong enough to beat the Malver's conventionally, and certainly not enough to besiege Serpent's Roost. However, Arthur knew very well that the Malver's were aware of the Gully's weaker forces, and he counted on it.

Beginning a march toward Serpent's Roost, Arthur sent the majority of the Gully navy to distract what ships the Malver's did have in the Quell Sea itself, while a host of ships moved with his marching army along the cliffs, eventually meeting it at the White Rock. White Rock was an area right on the edge of the sea with high, cliffs of white stone and jagged rocks at its bottom. There was only two ways to approach the rock, from an easily defensible plain leading up a steep hill, or a land bridge, hidden by the tall rock itself which gave the area its name.

Arthur knew well about the land bridge, and although he figured the Malver's would use it he made no defences there, setting up all of his trenches and defenses on the plain, perfectly setting the guise of a camp waiting for a main assault. This emboldened Lord Malver, who sent a small force to distract the Gully's on the plain while the majority crossed the land bridge. When they were far enough across, Arthur had the catapults mounted on his ships open fire on the bridge, destroying it with ease and sending the majority of the Malver army falling onto the jagged rocks below. As the songs put it, the blood of the Malver's stained the White Rock red.

Easily wiping out the remainder of the Malver forces, Arthur marched on Serpent's Roost and took it relatively unopposed, putting every single Malver to the sword and wiping out the house entirely. For his service, the crown named house Gully the Wardens of the Quell Sea, rewarded Arthur with Serpent's Roost, and a bride, Lady Amara Moor.

Family

Settling into his life in Serpent's Roost, Arthur grew fond of his wife rather rapidly. He found himself reflected in her own ambition, and even her distaste for the Ainsworths, it reminded him much of his own hatred for the Malver family. The two grew to love each other despite any differences, and began to raise a family together.

Despite difficulties in the form of stillborn children which brought Arthur a great deal of frustration, he was never cruel with his wife, and continued to try for children with her despite an occasional discussion over whether it was worth it. Until this point Arthur had devoted too much of his life to his family name to see it crumble now. This frustration caused him to involve himself with a whore during a visit to the Diovire Desert, an experience he rapidly regretted, and chose to keep secret after returning to the Quell Sea. Eventually, their efforts bore fruit and their eldest son Lucan was brought into the world. A few years later, their second son was born, the pair of boys initially brought Arthur great joy, as he personally helped to educate and train them in the ways of history, war, and nobility.

Some years later, Arthur was confronted by his own bastard, Brandt, when the boy claimed to be his son Arthur was more than aware of its truth, he could see it in the boys eyes, but he refused to accept him. Devoted to his wife and regretting deeply even his involvement with Brandt's mother, he openly renounced any connection to Brandt and sent him away. This encounter awoke a more bitter side to Arthur, a contempt for himself which spilled over to his children. He became more harsh with training and teaching them, as if to wipe away his own stain of infidelity, he sought to further enrich the name of House Gully.

This contempt was only strengthened when his eldest son and heir renounced his titles to join the Kingsguard, it was only at the behest of his wife that he did not disown Lucan entirely, and he conceded later that he still held a great love for Lucan, despite his renouncement. Turning to his second son Ithobal, Arthur sought to mould him into the perfect lord, but it was not easy either. Granting him the gift of the Leviathan in an attempt to endear him to his father's word, Ithobal instead took to the open ocean to begin trading and sailing, an action which only built anger within the Gully Lord.

Out of all his children, only one commanded his respect, though still not his trust, and still with a degree of contempt - his daughter. Arthur has always been aware of his daughter's sly and treacherous nature, partly he believes it to be a result of his own teaching. He respects his daughter's ability to play the game, and as a result has granted her a position as his advisor, though he does not trust her, as he likely should not, and is not against using her for his own gain and efforts, regardless of what her own will may be.

For Arthur there is nothing greater than the family, he cares little for the wants and whims of his children.

[Infinite Cosmos]

Lyra Sky

_{A woman's work is only visible if she does it badly.}

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◾ Name:

Lyra Sky

◾ Age:

19

◾ Gender:

Female

◾ Sexuality:

Heterosexual

◾ Origins:

Mount Promonon

◾ Residence:

Hyland Keep

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◾ Positive Trait ◾ Kind Negative Trait ◾ Stubborn Positive Trait Loyal◾ Negative Trait ◾ Clumsy

◾ Personality:

Lyra is sweet and kind but can be outspoken, which leads to her getting beaten at times since her only real weapon is her tongue. But if you win her loyalty she will stand by you to the death. Nothing can sway her from what she feels is right. She tells the truth, at least how she sees it, but is not above omitting or bending the facts if needed. Due to the hardships she has suffered as a bastard child from another land she has a strong sense of justice, but is at times too fearful to stand up for that justice.

◾ Role & Career:

Currently she works in the Hyland Keep, mainly in the kitchen and as a maid but she ventures to the stables whenever she gets a chance

◾ Hobbies & Interests:

Horses are a passion for her, well really any kind of animal
Pretty things, such as gowns and jewels, even though she knows such things will never be hers
Cooking, because she's actually surprisingly skilled at it, something the cook will never admit
Singing, which she does unconsciously as she works

◾ Likes & Dislikes:

Likes:
The color green
The taste of berries
The smell of horses
The laughter of children and watching them play

Dislikes:
Arrogance
Cruelty
Liars
The color orange
Mushrooms

◾ Other:

has a scar on her lower lip from an... incident

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[color=???]◾[/color] Family Members:

Mother - Enya Sky
Father - Unknown, from the Vaernin Forest

◾ Biography:

Lyra was born in the village outside of the Hyland Keep. Her mother was a bastard daughter of the Hyland family but was never claimed by the Lord of that time. She met and lay with a visitor from the Vaernin Forest, who left soon after learning of Enya's pregnancy. She cried bitter tears of disappointment when she birthed a girl. Lyra was a constant reminder of her failure to have a son, although she tried with every male she came across. Lyra grew up living in what essentially was a whorehouse, until the night of the incident....

After that Lyra ran away and into the Hyland Keep to get away from the life her mother had made. At 15 she was hired to feed the swine and has worked her way up since then.

IMPORTANT! SHE IS A WIP. I WILL FINISH HER BIO TOMORROW AFTER WORK I JUST RAN OUT OF TIME TONIGHT!
Please let me know what you think of her so far and any suggestions will be appreciated too!

@Belle

I think Trystan just fell in love....

[Silent Whispers]

So ready to start this. All of the characters look amazing and unique! I am already loving this. :D

[BlackPanther]

*really wants to play the fox already*

....>.>
<.<

Actually excited in general ^.^

[Pundii]

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is plotting against everyone and leading myself to a sudden but inevtiable betrayal!

[Silent Whispers]

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is plotting against everyone and leading myself to a sudden but inevtiable betrayal!

@Pundii

So early? O.O

[MissCapnCrunch]

I have the first IC post all set up and ready to go :)
If everyone can clean up and wrap up all the remaining character sheets that'd be fantastic!

I wanted to do a family tree type thing for each family but with ever changing things, I might be over my head.
Perhaps when things settle down a bit I can figure all that out- that being said, super excited for this group!

[c3p-0h]

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I think Trystan just fell in love....

@KillBox

They could get married and have legitimate babies...but the babies would still have the bastard name sky lol.

[MissCapnCrunch]

Just a little notice:

I updated the Character Bin first post (please take a gander) with the house banners, mottos, and will be putting all the family members on here soon. It got a little overwhelming so I deleted it all at first but will be slowly putting it back on as I reconstruct it. :) Also going to put a little "Graveyard" for our characters as well.

[Belle]

@KillBox oh yay people like Lyra!!

[MissCapnCrunch]

I am going to list each leader of each area as "King & Queen" just so that we can separate them in the list of family members if that is okay with everyone :) Just a little bit of organization on my part. That way I can quick pin point things as well.

[Ferris]

It's done! It's also super late where I am so I'm sorry for any typos :L

Myriam Gully

Myriam Gully

_{"I was quiet, but I was not blind."}

◾ Name:

Myriam Celene Gully

◾ Age:

25

◾ Gender:

Female

◾ Sexuality:

Bisexual

◾ Origins:

The Quell Sea Region

◾ Residence:

Gully's Keep, Quell Sea Region

◾ Obedient ◾ Transparent ◾ Good Natured ◾ Nervous ◾

◾ Personality:

Myriam has never been particularly interested in leading. The very idea seems to put her on edge, as so many things do. She prefers to spend her time entertaining herself, fishing or reading by the shore when she can find the time to sneak away. Although she's something of an introvert, it's rare for her to turn down the company of others, and she's friendly and approachable enough to carry a conversation with. However, the only time she's completely comfortable is in the presence of her family, with the exception of her father.

While not necessarily honest by nature, it's easy to tell when Myriam is lying or hiding something. Her nervous demeanor usually gives away her dishonesty. As a result, she tends to tell the truth, saving herself from the embarrassment should she choose not to. Because she lacks any sort of desire to lead, Myriam would much rather have others tell her what to do, or to advise her in certain matters. Her inability to make her own decisions consequently makes her an easily manipulated person.

◾ Role & Career:

First Born Daughter of House Gully

◾ Hobbies & Interests:

Fishing
Reading
Sea myths and legends
Dancing

◾ Likes & Dislikes:

✔ Autumn
✔ The sound of the sea
✔ Lazy days
✔ Books
✔ Dogs

✘ Leading
✘ Heat
✘ Crowds
✘ Birds
✘ The color red

◾ Other:

Myriam is the tallest woman in her family, currently, standing at 6 feet tall.

◾ Family Members:

Lord Arthur Gully - Father
Lady Amara Gully - Mother
Ser Lucan Gully - Eldest Brother
Lord Ithobal Gully – Younger Brother
Lady Amelia Gully – Younger Sister
Lady Catarina Gully – Youngest Sister
Lord Tybalt Gully - Cousin
Brandt Trout – Half Brother

◾ Biography:

The second child and first born daughter of Arthur and Amara Gully, Myriam was very quiet and soft-spoken throughout her adolescence. This only worsened as her father's demeanor soured, for reasons unbeknownst to her, making her self conscious and nervous. As a result, her relationship with Arthur became increasingly strained, to the point where she found his very presence suffocating. And when Lucan left to join the Kingsguard and Ithobal set sail to travel the world, she too longed to leave her home one day, away from the scrutinizing eye of her father, and away from any possibility of ever leading the Gully family.

When she wasn't being tutored in manners of courtship and diplomacy, Myriam preferred to spend her time alone, if not with her mother and sisters. She often found solace in fishing on the docks, whether or not she caught something, or reading through tales and legends of ferocious sea creatures and brave sailors who conquered the seas so many years ago. With Ithobal's upcoming return to their family's home, Myriam has been able to relax, for the moment, knowing that he still remains a viable heir. However, nervousness and concern still plague her mind, as she anxiously waits for the day that her parents marry her off to another family.