[OOC] The tales of Calradia

[manapool1]

Pizzah! I have joined you.

[Infamous Empath]

how are factions chosen? i dont see a spot for it in the CS

Appearance:

Subject to change...

Name: Darien "D'ren" Ephraim

Age: Unknown

Gender: Male

Personality: Introverted, calculated, silent - but not shy. Watches and reads people and situations very carefully. Highly intuitive, he has been known to manipulate people into doing things they otherwise wouldn't. His humour is dry. His eyes are cold. But rumour has it he experiences emotions very intensely, and is capable of caring almost too deeply. But this is just hearsay...

Backstory: Darien Ephraim's past is shrouded in mystery. He has no friends, no surviving relatives to speak of. Only those he works for really know anything about him. He sold his expertise in the bow and arrow and the crossbow, as well as stealth tactics, to the Swadia's military in exchange for a modest amount of wealth and a few acres of out-of-the-way land. But some say he was actually born in Vaegirs or Rhodoks. many of those also say he is on the run from those governments. However, only he is certain of the level of truth or falseness in those claims. He has been in service to King Hariaus and his royal family for almost a decade. Those closest to Darien Ephraim, such as fellow Swadia military or intelligence personnel he encounters every once in awhile, refer to him as "D'ren."

Skills: Stealth, archery, people-reading, martial arts from many of the various territories, horseback riding, swordsmanship, close-quarter combat including daggers, poisoning, lock-picking, pick-pocketing, one-on-one diplomacy (not good with groups), war strategy (specifically dealing with deception), deception.

Weapons/Equipment: Twin daggers, crossbow, bow and arrows, Arming Sword (though he has been known to collect many blades).

Other: There is gossip that he has a grotesque scar running across his face, and thus Darien Ephraim is nearly always hooded or masked, especially in public.

He may or may not have a large pet feline in his house...

[Hazy]

@Infamous Empath

If you want to be a part of a faction then youäll have to mention that in your backstory. But you don't need to be apart of a faction, you could just be a freelancer.

And he is accepted!

[manapool1]

Appearance:

Name: Ragula of Istiniar

Age: 37

Gender: Female

Personality: Ragula is a cold, passive woman that prefers to listen and think then act and suggest. She works less as an addition to the brainstorm and battle tactics, and more as someone to keep things back into the lines of possible. She hates violence and always prefers to lead things to a less aggressive means of ending a confrontation. She is a wise lady, one who feels for her people but knows that she has no way to protect them until she has secured safety for her kingdom in general. A natural leader but less through moral and bravado and more through a way of manipulation and stubbornness, she is a lady that will strike you as a statue but quickly become animated in ways you would rarely see any man even twice as powerful as herself even imagine.

Backstory: Ragula was the daughter of Istiniar's Village elder, a man who had been threatening time and time again to have the village willingly be captured by the rival of swadia. Istiniar was a prosperous town purely due to the hard work of the men and women that worked and lived they're, despite the odds and do to traitors hidden in the nobility, who had been purposefully over taxing them. In order to help alleviate stress, one of the many noblemen were forced to marry her. The wedding helped her slowly begin to infiltrate her new husband's agenda. It was her vendetta with the man who overtaxed her people that suddenly sparked a desire to rid her entire kingdom of traitors, rebels and internal struggle which she did through her husband. Unfortunately, her husband has killed via poisoning that she was to have drunk yet she had no thanks to him imploring that she wait for him to try it first. In her anger, she fought restlessly for rights over his army, kingdom, and wealth and trained herself by capturing rebels and bandits and forcing them to battle her with training weapons, granted freedom only if they could beat her. She proved remarkably resilient and a quick learner, slowly engrossing herself in an obsession with battle and war, spending all of her time learning how to fight or lead an army and other required needs for combat. When she was called forth for the first time, for a siege of a Swadian castle, she proved her worth, as she not only led the siege but improved their odds with her studies of seize tools and when they failed do to a noble of their own side switching sides and attacking them by surprise, she single-handedly defended the others as they retreated with nothing but her small army. She has since then been given a significantly larger army that she has left at her castle to train immensely as she travels with a much smaller group to attempt to make peace with the other military forces without violence.

Skills:

Tactics

Training

Surgery

wound treatment

Engineering

Weapons/Equipment:
Military scythe
Short sword
Heater sheild

Plate armor
Leather gloves
Woolen hose

Wimple (for disguise)

Sausage x3
Honey x1

Other: Ragula, of course, is a midow, and because of so many nobles of Rhodoks are attempting to sway her to marry so that they may have her large army and the moral boost of Ragula.

[Hazy]

@manapool1

Accepted! Move her over to the char tab!

[Marcus XVI]

Name: Temujin Noyan, The Blue Wolf



Age: 40

Gender: Male

Personality: Temujin is a a silent individual, mostly giving short, to the point answers and the occasional snide comment. He lets his skills in arms and quick wits prove his points rather than resorting to words. Occasionally he has a habit of telling old stories and such.

Backstory: Temujin has always been a survivor - when his family was brutally murdered by the men of another member of the Khergit 'nobility' he walked out of it, shaken and full of rage and lust for revenge, but also full of patience and life. That was when he was maybe 15. Now, 25 years later he finally managed to take his revenge - along with the holdings, fiefs and everything else the murderer of his parents had held dear. His brutality in taking his revenge went so far that the Blue Wolf is known around all of Calcradia - though the rumors have grown over time. Though he could perhaps be more use to the Khanate by actually leading an army Temujin has - with the permission from Sanjar Khan himself - began traveling around Calcradia instead, searching for possible allies in coming wars.

Skills:
Horse Archery and marksmanship in general
Riding
tracking hunting and survival
Expert in hit and run tactics and leadeship.

Weapons/Equipment:
Masterwork warbow
Scimitar
Khergit lamellar vest
Leather boots

A black courser

Rations for two weeks for himself, his men and their horses.

Other: Temujin is accompanied by 8 horse archers. His group carries with them a black banner with a leaping blue wolf on it.

[Hazy]

@Marcus XVI

Accepted! Move him over to the char tab.

I think we've got enough players now. I'll try to get the opening post up by tomorrow. If anyone has some suggestions on how to start, I'm all ears.

[manapool1]

@Hazy me and temujin Are looking for some allies. Perhaps it starts with us calling a meeting of nobility and strong powers to attempt to create alliances.

[Marcus XVI]

A meeting with nobles sounds like such a good idea... Especially if they are from different nations...

[Infamous Empath]

i think it would be cool if one of the nobles meeting hired my character to show up, just to watch and observe everyone, make sure nobody tried anything funny. kinda like secret service, but with a more advisory role.

[manapool1]

@Infamous Empath obviously they would, and perhaps even for a mote biased or devious role as well.

[Hazy]

Seems like you'll have to wait a little longer... But the opening post will probably be up by tomorrow.

[Marcus XVI]

No hurry ^^ Take your time.

[Dusty]

@Hazy

Would it be acceptable for me to join? This would be my first RP on this website.

[Hazy]

@Dusty
No problem! The more the merrier! Just throw up a character sheet and I'll most likely accept it.

[Polybius]

@HazyI don't know what Mount & Blade is, but I'm itching to get into a fantasy rp.

[Dusty]

Great, I'll get started on that then.

[Hazy]

@Polybius

Alright! But I'll have to warn you though. This isn't really what I would call fantasy. It's a realistic medieval setting (with some unrealistic things) in a made up world.

[Dusty]

I noticed all of you use pictures to describe your character's appearance. Is that required or just recommended?

[Hazy]

Pictures aren't required. Pictures will make it easier to envision what your character looks like but a description will work just fine.