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"A cataclysm which occurred 2,000 years ago, trapping in our dimension many unnatural creatures, including ghouls, graveirs and vampires. These beasts have no ecological niches of their own and are merely relics of bygone times.

According to elven lore, humans arrived during the Conjunction, their own world having been destroyed. These human ancestors learned how to harness the power of primordial Chaos, and thus the first human wizards were born. Looking for a place in the world, humans took up arms against the Elder Races, who were unable to withstand the barbarians and ultimately surrendered. This is how humans came to rule the world."


For centuries, human kingdoms fought long and bloody wars for power. And then, it all seemed to stop. The Great War brought peace, and prosperity to the Continent. A Renaissance started to form, with art, and technology, and more civilized kingdoms throughout the land. For a time, there was peace. Soldiers focused on hunting down monsters roaming the lands. Populations grew, and it occurred to the Grand King that there were only two true threats left in their land.

The Kingdoms started a purge against the now scarce monster hunters, Witchers, and sorcerers, who once were personal strategists for their respected kings. People hunted them down, slaughtered them out of fear and anger, after all they have done for the Continent. One Hundred years later, only a few sorcerers and sorceresses survived, either hiding in plain sight, or in exile. Only a handful of Witchers are left as well, and although they are shunned, they still travel the land in search for monsters to kill for coin.

The Kingdoms converged into one rule, with territories going to Lords. A Grand Kingdom emerged, and all seemed to be going well for humanity... Until the Second Conjunction of Spheres. It brought back creatures thought to be extinct. Devilish monsters fell from the skies, both familiar and not, reigning havoc across the Continent once again. They are stronger, and smarter than the ones of old, and they are ruled by a Dark Lord. The kingdoms fought, some fell, others stayed strong, but fear struck them all. In a desperate attempt to save the Continent from the new threat, The Grand King called upon one of the last Witchers, giving him a task.

He must gather his own kind, recruit new ones, and find the Sorcerers to help fight against the new creatures of darkness, and their leader.

It is not an easy task, but it is all the Witcher knows what to do; Fight.

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ALTHOUGH THIS IS A WITCHER-BASED RP, YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING TO JOIN! I WILL DO MY BEST (AND OTHERS) TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, AND BELOW IS A LIST OF QUESTIONS I FEEL WILL BE ASKED THE MOST! THIS IS ALL IN ALL A FANTASY RP

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**If you guys have any more questions, let me know!!!

Character Sheet :

Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Race: Witcher, elf, human, dwarf, etc. Also if you're a mage, say it here!
School: Witchers only
Bio: Optional
Personality: optional
Weapons: optional
Family/relationships?: friends, family, ex-lovers, etc.
Other:

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Name: Rilden of Redania, Slayer of the Thousand Army, "Gweintalan" in Elder Speech

Age: Roughly 150 years old, but looks like he's in his 30's

Appearance: Rilden stands at 6'2", and has a rugged, and angry look to him, like most Witchers. Besides his golden cat-like eyes, he has short dark brown hair, with a matching trimmed beard, a scar going across his eye, with many, many more all over his body. His skin is pasty white, also like normal Witchers, and his mouth is always curled in what people would mistake as a frown. He wears his wolf medallion over dark leather armor, with chain-mail embedded into the leather on his shoulders, and forearms. His two swords are placed parallel to his spine for easy access.

Race: Witcher

School: Wolf

Bio:


Personality: Like most Witchers, Rilden seems cold, expressionless, and menacing. He has a biased hatred for soldiers, but does his best to stay neutral, because of the Witcher Code. He does have sympathy, and small senses of dry humor, and does his best to conceal any other emotion, because of what he was taught.

Weapon(s): Small blades, a "Witcher's Kit" filled with potion ingredients and medicine, but mainly used the Witcher crafted steel and silver swords.

Family/Relationships: Anyone interested let me know!

Other: Although he'll deny it, he's a sucker for a really well written poem.
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can a witcher also be a mage or are they combat mages who wield swords as well?
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Name: Cenkos Suilana

Age: Well over 100, but stopped counting around 113. Looks around early to mid 30's

Appearance: A 6' tall, dark skinned woman, with brown, long hair that normally keeps braided. Careful observers can take note of a subtle scar running along her left cheek, going back towards her ear. Her facial features became hardened after years of roaming, and her normal stare could easily be taken as a scowl by any bystander. Her green eyes have a golden hem and she's got a muscular build.

Race: Witcher

School: Cat

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Personality: Normally eager to have a good hunt and relaxed in most of other things, thinks low of the king calling back the people who he sought to exterminate, but will answer to any hunting call, more so if the pay is good. Ususally seen focused and calm in and out of combat, she also has a quirk of smiling to pretty much anything, to conceal any true feeling.

Weapons: The two witcher swords, along with a couple of potions and a crosbow with its bolts.

Family/relationships?: None.

Other: Has a quirk of trying to be into anything that is happening, trying to hear conversations or snatch any piece of information that she can get a hold on.
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@Jones Sparrow

also I would be interested in having our characters know each other we can discuss more in the PM if you wish?
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can a witcher also be a mage or are they combat mages who wield swords as well?


Witchers can cast basic spells known as 'Signs' only. Five of them are Aard, Igni, Quen, Axii and Yrden.

Any other form of spells are Sorcerer/Sorceress exclusive.
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also can witchers be elves?
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Can they have learned magic over the course of their lives though?
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So, Witchers are taken at a very young age to train, and usually only have those signs that @VKAllen mentioned.

In the books and games, the girl Ciri (Geralt's "Daughter") was very strong with magic, and trained by Witchers, but she didn't have the genetic effects of being a Witcher, so she was just a human...

The Mutation process was only made for humans, so elves, or dwarves would most likely die during the process!

Oh, and I'd love to work out a little backstory with our characters! send me a PM whenever!

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I like the character, I forgot to add that there has only been instances of female Witchers in the Cat school, so it works out perfectly XD
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also do witchers have acess to runes?
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also do witchers have acess to runes?


I am guessing 'eventually'.
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@Jones Sparrow How fussy are you in terms of human culture in Witcher? Aka how Skelligers are basically Vikings and how Novigradsmen are ye olde englishmen? Planning to make something akin to it.
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Also! I would like to note just for the potential reference and usage during the rp. Old tomes in Witcher lore, and the story involving Leo Bonhart point to the rumors of their being Elven witchers in he School of Cat.

Particularly the Art of the head of the "Cat Witcher" denotes Elven ears and facial appearance. Although this is just something made to be uncertain in the lore, so players will always have something to speculate about in the end.
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I won't mind too much, as long as it's reasonable!
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Character Sheet :

Name: Koldar
Age: 159

Appearance:

Koldar stands roughly six feet and six inches tall and his build is that of a powerful titanic man. He puts many figures to shame, but this was only due to the processes of Mutation he volunteered for at the School of Bear. Koldar's eyes are considered sharper than the average Witcher's, as his Witcher training and mutations were voluntarily more intense and unique to the School of Bear.

Race: Human Witcher
School: Bear

Bio: Coming Soon

Personality: Despite the general conception of a Witcher under full training being that of a Cold, silent person, Koldar is nothing of the like. His time and his being have formed something all it's own. He is boisterous and proud, and rarely quiet, but he isn't without his own beliefs and ideals. The School of Bear taught him how to be a Witcher, but he taught himself how to be a Hunter. He believes not only in the Witcher Code, but a code to hunt down Monsters to assure that he is one day sung about in the taverns for his trophies. He enjoys the hunt, and the way it effects a person, and this is why he often feels most peaceful and most himself when trailing his query.

Weapons:
Koldar of course has his Axe, a uniquely designed war-axe of Witcher Steel. This was his weapon of choice after he broke his Witcher blades during training, and the School Bear saw fit to give the man a weapon worthy of his strength. However he took only a steel Axe, and opted to craft his own tools of the hunt.

The first creation was his Silver Lantern Flail. This weapon is a marvel in it's design, as it is both finely crafted and beautiful, but also strong enough to be swung against a mountain by Koldar. This Flail's lantern is also lit with a unique Sign, one that combines the uses of Igni and an unusual sign that hasn't been seen too often. This combination produces a blue flame that doesn't require a fuel source, and it seems to amplify the effects of Silver onto beasts susceptible to it.


The Second weapon was a much simpler design, as the weapon is a merely an enlarged Crossbow. The Crossbow of the School of Bear were always larger than Cat's, but this one was made for a man who desired to shoot his query from the sky, and nail them to the ground. This mighty weapon, named "Medvedi Zub" or "Bear's Tooth" is one wielded by Koldar when his prey can fly, or when he knows that he must deal a blow long before the prey knows he is close. He carries both steel and silver bolts for the Crossbow as well, to ensure it can be used against all potential prey.


Family/relationships?: Koldar doesn't have much family, his parents are long gone, and the only other person he ever came to know as family was a young huntress, however that story is long and full of moments both close and far from Koldar's heart.
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Name
Valter Everard Von Drechen

Aliases
Val, The Sanguine Scholar

Age
375

Race
Higher Vampire





History
As with many of his species, Valter's life has been long and storied. His driving goal, however, has always been the study of his species, their origins and their mysteries. This quest has lead him to many strange places, and to many interesting individuals. He has become somewhat infamous among his Vampiric kin for his brazen lack of regard for vampiric hierarchy when it comes to the availability of knowledge, particularly regarding the vampiric races. When he's not pursuing a lead regarding such ancient knowledge, he usually haunts the Northern Realms and the northern tip of the Nilgaardian Empire, occasionally sating his habit with the blood of the local peasantry's undesirables.

Personality
Valter is a polite, erudite being, though he can sometimes come off as rather haughty and superior. This is never his intent, however, and he often attempts to rectify such miscommunications, though frequently to no avail. His vampiric nature is quite expertly concealed, though on occasion he has been known to strut about blood-drunk and belligerent, abusing his power and preying on the innocent. The addiction to blood is a difficult beast to master, and Valter is still relatively young for a vampire, and so has less control over his thirst than the more ancient of his kin. He has developed a code of conduct to cope with this. That is, he tends to raid dungeons, prisons, and stockades to sate his thirst. By feeding only on the "evildoer," Valter keeps his conscience relatively clear, whilst also keeping his bloodthirsty nature in check, and avoiding the ire of local populations.

Abilities

  • Superhuman strength, speed, and agility beyond that of any mortal, save perhaps a very skilled Witcher. He always has access to these abilities, yet when he takes his bestial true form, they increase exponentially.
  • Invisibility. Though he cannot mask his scent by any magical means, he can obfuscate from view, chamelionizing into his surroundings. This is not a perfect invisibility, however, and Valter has little talent for it, often making too much noise to avoid suspicion, or faltering in his concentration, thus losing the effect. As such, he tends not to rely on this power.
  • Levitation. Exactly as it sounds, Valter has the gift of slow, graceful levitation in human form. (Note, this is not full-blown flight, though some higher vampires can achieve this. Valter cannot fly swiftly, trasnformed or not. His levitation is however, a very convenient means of silent traversal.
  • Transformation. Valter can assume his more bestial true form at will, though he rarely does this save when need is dire, as he does not enjoy the ghastly appearance. Valter can partially-transform as it suits him, giving him access to his bestial claws when in human form, etc. This too, he disdains, however, as he sees his natural weapons as a bit gruesome and inelegant. He will often rely simply on his strength and speed to overwhelm an enemy in martial combat, without bringing his transformation to bear in any capacity.
  • Functional Immortality. Higher Vampires are as close to immortal as it gets. They are extremely difficult to dispatch, able to withstand losing limbs and more. Should one manage to slay a Higher Vampire, there's no guarantee the creature will remain dead, as a Higher Vampire given enough time can regenerate nearly any wound, including the severing of the creature's head.


Weaknesses

  • Though ordinary fire is effective against lesser vampires, Higher Vampires like Valter are essentially immune to mundane temperature increases or decreases. However, sorcerous fire produced by mages (or the Igni sign used by Witchers) is highly effective, often more effective than it would be against a human being.
  • Vampire Blade Oils employed by Witchers are quite potent against higher vampires, provided the Witcher is swift and accurate enough to land a blow.
  • Black Blood Potion can be ingested if one knows they are about to be fed on by a Vampire. The potion works as a targeted poison for the vampire, and will deal them great harm, potentially leading to loss of consciousness or even temporary death.


Family/relationships?
Have some things in mind here, will get to it soon.


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Koldar!!!


Yeeeessss! Bear school is so great!
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Yeeeessss! Bear school is so great!


XD Thanks, I am not sure if that is happiness at my character, or just the school.
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XD Thanks, I am not sure if that is happiness at my character, or just the school.


Your character looks great. I love the flail also. I do have a thing for the bear school though, they're awesome.
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Your character looks great. I love the flail also. I do have a thing for the bear school though, they're awesome.


Sadly I personally have never played any of the Witcher games or read any of the writings, but from the lore and the detailing of the creator of this Universe, I love it.

Bear is by far my favorite school in my recent researching of The Witcher Universe, the Bear School is most befitting to my personality as a person, and it fits many of my character designs well. However, with that note comes the note that I have grown to despise the School of Cat most of all in the lore. They betrayed the ideal of the Witcher Code and turned assassins, killing people as freely as monsters, or even more so in some cases.
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