[OOC] Essence of the World: Cadence [Always Open]

[Themerlinhawk]

@CaitsYou take as long as you need okay? I understand the motivation loss thing. Dont worry.

[MarshiestMallow]

@Themerlinhawk
Nah it's okay, I'm not gonna let someone like that get me down long.

I've got the CS open right now ^.^

[Themerlinhawk]

@CaitsOkay! well good luck and that is certainly an excellent attitude to have.

[MarshiestMallow]

@Themerlinhawki so have a question you might be able to help me with...

The instruments and weapons...are they the same thing? Like if I have my character in the academy she'd obviously be learning how to use her instruments but is that her weapon? Or does she not get a weapon? Just a little confuzzled XD

[Themerlinhawk]

@Caits

So Ian is a great example. Ian has an instrument. It has powers, a personality, and it can be converted into melee weapons yes but that's just one of Fidrieon's properties (Ian's flute). There are other kinds of weapons too of course. Ian has a collection of firearms, blades, etc. They are all normal and you're welcome to go wild with that. There are a few other things in essence which are weapons, but not instruments and not normal. You can take a peak at Lazarus CS for an example. Dracul is the piece of equipment you want to look at. So if your character is a musician they will need an instrument; but they can also have weapons beyond just the instrument.

[MarshiestMallow]

@Themerlinhawk
That's that helps a heck of a lot. I got a little overwhelmed reading others CSs and thought that doesn't help me ^.^

I've got an interview shortly but I'm hoping it doesn't go forever and as soon as I'm home I'll be working on it

[Themerlinhawk]

@Caits Go Caits! hope it goes well hon. Lemme know if you need anything else.

[Wind Wild]

@Caits best of luck! And join us on Skype if you get the chance, Merlin can add you to the common group.

Also just to add, since Win took over, kids with no musical talent have also been accepted in the Academy as Wielders. They get the same things as the Musicians - fragments, and most of their classes are the same. I'd venture to say they're a bit lower tier as Musicians can technically influence emotions through music/sound where if that's possible for Wielders it'd be through touch. So Musicians= more talented and versatile.

[Themerlinhawk]

@CaitsSo I may have a decent means of getting you right into things when your all done with the CS

[BlackPanther]

@Wind Wild
*inhale*
This looks really awesome
But I've never been in an advanced rp >.<
So....I have no idea how long preferred posts are here but....how long are posts supposed to be? Of course I will do my absolute best but it's good to know where they are supposed to be at. (I am rambling...cool....>.<)

Also....weather angels
I'm guessing limited to one type of nature
I.e earth or wind but not both
But it doesn't hurt to make sure so....are they limited to one nature?

Finally to double check I got everything
Angel at the academy...good idea bad idea totally no idea?

(Also totally not stalking you @Caits....I swear)

[MarshiestMallow]

@CaitsSo I may have a decent means of getting you right into things when your all done with the CS

@Themerlinhawk

Great!

@Wind Wild
*inhale*
This looks really awesome
But I've never been in an advanced rp >.<
So....I have no idea how long preferred posts are here but....how long are posts supposed to be? Of course I will do my absolute best but it's good to know where they are supposed to be at. (I am rambling...cool....>.<)

Also....weather angels
I'm guessing limited to one type of nature
I.e earth or wind but not both
But it doesn't hurt to make sure so....are they limited to one nature?

Finally to double check I got everything
Angel at the academy...good idea bad idea totally no idea?

(Also totally not stalking you @Caits....I swear)

@BlackPanther

Hmmmmmmm I don't believe you XD

@Caits best of luck! And join us on Skype if you get the chance, Merlin can add you to the common group.

Also just to add, since Win took over, kids with no musical talent have also been accepted in the Academy as Wielders. They get the same things as the Musicians - fragments, and most of their classes are the same. I'd venture to say they're a bit lower tier as Musicians can technically influence emotions through music/sound where if that's possible for Wielders it'd be through touch. So Musicians= more talented and versatile.

@Wind Wild

That would be great ^.^

[BlackPanther]

@Caits
I know not what you speak of
Totallydidntpeekandseethiswhatno

[Themerlinhawk]

@BlackPanther Wind has called it quits for the evening so you've got me for right now. We don't actually have a post requirement. The expectation is something along the lines of: Well formulated and expansive. For the most part we like to use Collaborations, gdocs, etc so any of the bigger posts you see with lots of character names on them are usually that. The IC is a pretty good indicator of the post size but again I don't think we've ever turned someone down because of something like that. Essence was my first jump into the advanced section and I turned out mostly okay *eye twitch* so there is no safer place to give it a try.


Okay on the topic of Weather Angels we've never seen one of them successfully pulled off. Which is not to say that you can't give it a go. essence-of-the-world.weebly.com/types-.. This is the little I can provide you personally about them but they tend to be stupendously powerful. The real problem is that they are general muted emotionally and they are land locked. Wind can probably help a little more since the Angels are her babies. And just speculatively: I don't see why they would have to be limited to one form of nature but no doubt the more you add to them the more you ratchet up the characters power. (Not that we mind that sort of thing too much, our PC list includes: a god, an ark angle, a demi god and an semi immortal necromancer.)

As for the Academy generally no but with the advent of this season the restrictions on admittance have been relaxed a bit. Since Angels cant wield fragments there really isn't a reason for them to be enrolled but if you want to go that route I'm sure we could make it work. Especially given that the Academy has begun to diversify.

[BlackPanther]

@Themerlinhawk
Okay yay. I feel I should be able to do okay..I am excited to try.

Okay so I'll stick with one thing of nature....or maybe maybe a tiny bit of two but I honestly have more of a habit of under powering then over with exception to one character that I may have over compensated with

And I have a sort of weird idea where maybe they developed some more emotions...
Maybe he would help protect the academy
Still formulating those type of ideas for that part but I think it could be highly amusing

[Themerlinhawk]

@BlackPantherThat could be interesting. A weather angel for the academy. Once upon a time they had a Guardian Angel. Sounds cool. Ask questions as they come I'll do my best to help

@CaitsPM me your skype info if you wanna join us btw

[BlackPanther]

@Themerlinhawk
So how emotional do you think would be too emotional
I'm thinking he has a sort of kindness but he is still fully willing to kill without it impacting him
Maybe a sense of humor in the form of sarcasm.

The next thing would be how would that type of relationship start...but that's more of a me needing to ponder for a bit....hmm
Perhaps he got curious and like a stray cat never left
But that might not really fit
Hm
Definitly pondering that one.

[Themerlinhawk]

@BlackPantherYou may need to consult Wind on how your character ends up there. As for the emotional nature of the character. That is really up to you truth be told.

Also to the other collab people. Whoever is up is up.

[BlackPanther]

@Themerlinhawk
Okay
Thank you for all the help. :D

I shall read through the IC fully now to get a feel for everything :)

[Themerlinhawk]

@BlackPantherI wish you the best of luck. Luckily its not made it to the 100 mark yet

[MarshiestMallow]

I'll just leave this here and hope that its okay

Misty

Name:
Misty, last name unknown.

Age:
22

Race:
Human

Appearance:
Misty is roughly 5'7, she has light brown skin, a blonde almost silver coloured hair, with deeply blue eyes. Under her left eye, she has a small, crescent shaped scar, and on her right hand what could be a small birthmark of a bird. She typically wears non-descript clothes, prefering to keep to herself then to attract attention to herself.

Social Status:
Misty keeps to herself, and mostly doesn't draw attention to herself, however, flourishing at the acadmey, she does have some standing within the school, although she prefers to try and downplay it.

Relations:
Misty currently has no real relationships. Mostly, she has aquintances, yet as she likes to keep to herself, she doesn't have any serious bonds.

General Activity:
Enjoying keeping her own company, Misty enjoys reading, playing video games, learning her music, and drawing.

Abilities:
Empathy: Misty has a natural ability to "sense"peoples emotions. Whether or not this is a magical ability or simply a sixth sense, Misty does not know, nor is she inclined to find out.

Paramility academy fighting: Misty is learning to marshal this ability, figuring she needs to know how to defend herself, she isn't very good yet, but she is working on it.

Equipment:
Misty doesn't have much in the way of equipment, aside from Shakuntala, whom she has affectionately named Suki, she only has a knife, that she barely knows how to use, and a locket she mainly keeps hidden.

Shakuntala

The instrument Shakuntala is a difficult one to describe. Made of a black and white material, with celtic designs inland over its spine, it is made from two fragments, that of an angel, and a demon. This causes the instrument to be, well, a little unstable, conflicting views and opinions often causing Misty to become frustrated, and typically, while she isn't seen without the small harp, she will set it aside for a time, to adjust to thoughts and feelings that aren't hers. She does well to balance this, however the more she uses Shakuntala, the harder it becomes to know what is her, as she pours more of herself into the instrument.

Shakuntala's abilities range from both supportive roles to destructive roles, depending on which notes she plays. the supportive roles are include a protective shield, that while it isn't very strong, deflects a blow for enough time to give Misty, or anyone with her, the chance to act, and its destructive abilities includes a shadow attack that, more often then not due to Misty's lack of ability to want to cause harm to others, fails. It is almost a simple force of wind, that is shaped by the shadows.

Personality:
Misty is a strong, independent woman. Having never known either of her parents, Misty had learned to be from too young an age. She is also a very compassionate and caring individual, wanting others to be happy. Even when things seemed bad, she always put on a brave face. She is also very optimistic, seeking to see the good in things and what could happen, rather then dwelling on what was happening.

She is quite a bright young woman, intelligent, skillful, diligent strong willed and a bit of a dreamer, Misty keeps hope when no one else does. She has an inner strength she seeks when she feels she can't go on, and is quite dedicated to what she does.

While she is kind, she doesn't show her softer side to too many people, in order not to be taken advantage of. She only shows that side to those she truly cares about.

Biography:
Misty was born, loved, and orphaned in the space of a few moments. Her father had died before she was born, not that Misty knows this, and her mother died a few moments after birthing her. Misty was found, pressed up against her mother, but a passing stranger. She was never sure what happened or how she was found, yet Misty survived against all odds. she never really had a home, or a family, passed from person to person in the small town, she was raised by everyone and no one. She was a bright young child, and didn't want to cause trouble, so she learned at an early age to do what she was told, and generally stay quite and out of sight.

When she was around 16 years of age, Misty stumbled across the small harp, Shakuntala. She wasn't aware of it at the time, but it was one of the magical instruments, long lost to time, or hidden and forgotten about. Misty fell in love with it at once, and she began to learn how to play it, seemingly by ear. Showing a talent for music, she set her hopes and dreams of one day attending the academy, xhe figured it was a false hope.

Unbeknownst to her, the small community gathered together enough money and supplies to send Misty to the acadmey, perhaps giving her the greatest gift she'd ever receive. It took time for her to make her way there, and thus Misty entered the acadmey a little older then she should have, and yet she thrived in the environment. WHen she entered the acadmey, she had just turned twenty