[OOC] Aria's Seas

[Neo Is Delight]

The land of Aria is a magical place full of many myths and legends, some holding more truth than others. One such tale, being one children's tale of a group of heroes and a demon. Famerin(fa-meer-in) was said to be the demon that would bring the end. Five brave heroes, with the help of a powerful mage, crafted weapons with which they trapped Famerin in an eternal prison, bringing peace to the land for many years. That is what the tales say, there are varied versions, some holding more truth, but that is the most common. What people don't know, is that it's not some fairy tail. Famerin is a real demon, and the six heroes really trapped the demon in what was meant to be an eternal prison. But even the most intricate of prisons have flaws, the flaw in this one? Mankind. The prison was the grimoire of the mage, and was locked using the weapons of the other five as a sort of key, and only by gathering them was the lock supposed to be removed. Over time however, mankind stopped believing in magic, weakening it significantly, causing this lock to deterierate, though not enough to free the demon. The grimoire, found it's way onto an imperial trading vessel, which as luck would have it would come to be siezed by pirates.

Character sheet requirements:
Character sheets are going to be done just a little differently here. I'm not going to give you a template, because I want you to give me what you think is important. While making your sheet, do keep in mind you'll be known by everyone on the ship already, be it only for a week, or for however long you've been on the ship, so if people would know something about you, it's probably important and should be mentioned.

Can you make a 'non-human'? I'm going to say, if you can sell me the idea. Don't however get upset if you craft this idea for a non-human, and I ask you to make a human instead. Aria has it's supernatural stuff, but it's not common enough for every member of the ship to be such, so I'll be limiting it by both number and creativity.

[AngelofOctober]

I'm here though.

[Scarescrow]

@Neo Is Delight Can you see if anything needed to change? Thanks

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Vladimir von Wolfgang

"There is no great genius without some touch of madness."

Name:

Vladimir von Wolfgang

Nickname:

Vlad, the Bloody Doctor, the Death Giver

Faction:

Pirates

Rank:

Doctor, Master Gunner

Age:

32

Gender

Male

Crime:

Killing and plundering, murdering hostages

Reputation

Known as "Bloody Surgeon" for most of his patients died due to extreme pain that lead to death. There was no problem with his skill as his patient wound are perfectly patched and secured. The problem is he forces his patient to suffer the pain of the whole process of surgery. But that was during when he is still on the mainland. In the sea, his brutality takes to a whole new level. When attacking an enemy ship, he prefers to incapacitate some survivor to only patch them up after the war. The patients will have to suffer having surgery without painkiller. Most of them died but there had been some exceptions. If the patient succeeds to survive the whole operation and starting to have signs of getting better, then he will just give them a simple and unpainful death. A bullet to the head. Thus, making his death list to be at least few pages long. But he will not do it to all those above him on the ship.

Height

6'1"

Weight

150

Appearance

Vlad is tall, but a little bit thin. He always comes to other as a man in a long black coat and covering his face with a bird-like mask. The coat and the mask show its owner attempt to maintain but failed with many places patched on his coat, cracks or broken pieces on the mask, and the smell of chlorine on his coat. He prefers to wear a lamellar with a gambeson underneath to provide maximum safety for himself.

Positive Traits:

• Intelligent
• Serious
• No mercy

Negative Traits:

• Sometimes lack of compassion
• Pessimism: Vlad tend to look at the bad sides before looking the good sides
• Over thinking

Personality Description

Sadistic, a little bit narcissistic, and clear traits of both sociopathic and psychopathic. He usually prefers to spend his time alone, mumbling, reading, or practicing his skill on a freshly dead corpse. This can be later on stored in a huge glass vial or just simply dumped into the sea. His favorite type of book is philosophy and autopsy.

Quirks

• Studying
• Thinking
• Unusual sleeping habit: Vladimir only need to sleep about four to five hours each day
• Love silent
• Odd way to show he is happy. Vlad usually laughs with one or both of his hand holding his mask, bent forward, and laugh until he doesn't find it to be funny anymore.

Specialties

• Extremely good at being a doctor.
• Good at using musket and flintlock
• Extremely good at autopsy: can maintain all internal organ and outside appearance of the corpse if needed
• Decent at close melee combat: He is better than the crew but weaker than his fellow teammates.
• Hierarchy of power: Vladimir will maintain his respect to his peers. This can be used to ask him favors like trading hostages, but it always came with a suitable price. The only person that could overpass his code is the Captain, receiving all of his respect does not require to make a deal with him.

Weaknesses

• Too strict to tolerate other peoples fault
• Not very good at socializing with other
• A little xenophobia to strangers. Unless Vlad is used to that person around, anything that is not allowed by his conscious will be considered as a possible threat.

Inventory

• A long black coat
• A bird mask
• 1 Musket, and a box of black powder, with bullets
• Lot of research tool. But not too highly advance.
• 2 boxes of surgical equipment.
• Lamallar
• Gabesome

Fears

• Losing any body parts
• Got sick by a disease that he could not identify, thus making him unable to cure it
• Fear of everything and himself is only a product of someone's dream

Secret:

He prefers to torture rather than saving. So for most people, he will not use painkiller or try to stop the blood flow to the area he is going to perform to achieve maximum pain.

Goal:

Kill, steal, plunder, stuff like that.

History:

Ok, we joined because we want to gain something. For you, it is gold and the same for me. So just know that if you could satisfy what I want, then there will never be a reason for you to doubt me.

Side note:
-Vlad has a black cat called Luna.
- Vlad prefer to call Captain as "Boss."

[Neo Is Delight]

@Neo Is Delight Can you see if anything needed to change? Thanks

Hider

Vladimir von Wolfgang

"There is no great genius without some touch of madness."

Name:

Vladimir von Wolfgang

Nickname:

Vlad, the Bloody Doctor, the Death Giver

Faction:

Pirates

Rank:

Doctor, Master Gunner

Age:

32

Gender

Male

Crime:

Killing and plundering, murdering hostages

Reputation

Known as "Bloody Surgeon" for most of his patients died due to extreme pain that lead to death. There was no problem with his skill as his patient wound are perfectly patched and secured. The problem is he forces his patient to suffer the pain of the whole process of surgery. But that was during when he is still on the mainland. In the sea, his brutality takes to a whole new level. When attacking an enemy ship, he prefers to incapacitate some survivor to only patch them up after the war. The patients will have to suffer having surgery without painkiller. Most of them died but there had been some exceptions. If the patient succeeds to survive the whole operation and starting to have signs of getting better, then he will just give them a simple and unpainful death. A bullet to the head. Thus, making his death list to be at least few pages long. But he will not do it to all those above him on the ship.

Height

6'1"

Weight

150

Appearance

Vlad is tall, but a little bit thin. He always comes to other as a man in a long black coat and covering his face with a bird-like mask. The coat and the mask show its owner attempt to maintain but failed with many places patched on his coat, cracks or broken pieces on the mask, and the smell of chlorine on his coat. He prefers to wear a lamellar with a gambeson underneath to provide maximum safety for himself.

Positive Traits:

• Intelligent
• Serious
• No mercy

Negative Traits:

• Sometimes lack of compassion
• Pessimism: Vlad tend to look at the bad sides before looking the good sides
• Over thinking

Personality Description

Sadistic, a little bit narcissistic, and clear traits of both sociopathic and psychopathic. He usually prefers to spend his time alone, mumbling, reading, or practicing his skill on a freshly dead corpse. This can be later on stored in a huge glass vial or just simply dumped into the sea. His favorite type of book is philosophy and autopsy.

Quirks

• Studying
• Thinking
• Unusual sleeping habit: Vladimir only need to sleep about four to five hours each day
• Love silent
• Odd way to show he is happy. Vlad usually laughs with one or both of his hand holding his mask, bent forward, and laugh until he doesn't find it to be funny anymore.

Specialties

• Extremely good at being a doctor.
• Good at using musket and flintlock
• Extremely good at autopsy: can maintain all internal organ and outside appearance of the corpse if needed
• Decent at close melee combat: He is better than the crew but weaker than his fellow teammates.
• Hierarchy of power: Vladimir will maintain his respect to his peers. This can be used to ask him favors like trading hostages, but it always came with a suitable price. The only person that could overpass his code is the Captain, receiving all of his respect does not require to make a deal with him.

Weaknesses

• Too strict to tolerate other peoples fault
• Not very good at socializing with other
• A little xenophobia to strangers. Unless Vlad is used to that person around, anything that is not allowed by his conscious will be considered as a possible threat.

Inventory

• A long black coat
• A bird mask
• 1 Musket, and a box of black powder, with bullets
• Lot of research tool. But not too highly advance.
• 2 boxes of surgical equipment.
• Lamallar
• Gabesome

Fears

• Losing any body parts
• Got sick by a disease that he could not identify, thus making him unable to cure it
• Fear of everything and himself is only a product of someone's dream

Secret:

He prefers to torture rather than saving. So for most people, he will not use painkiller or try to stop the blood flow to the area he is going to perform to achieve maximum pain.

Goal:

Kill, steal, plunder, stuff like that.

History:

Ok, we joined because we want to gain something. For you, it is gold and the same for me. So just know that if you could satisfy what I want, then there will never be a reason for you to doubt me.

Side note:
-Vlad has a black cat called Luna.
- Vlad prefer to call Captain as "Boss."

@Scarescrow

Issue one: The image. I prefer you use anime/artistic, not real.
Issue two: This one isn't too big of a deal, but grammar. I get a mistake here and there, but you have a bunch.
Issue three: I ask you to describe what exactly a lamellar and gambeson is, not everyone knows, and of those who don't, very few would be willing to google it as I did, so it's necessary for people to know what they are if your character wears them often.
Issue four: Did you not want your character to obtain a relic down the line? You'll remember in the int check I said you would be decided what sort of artifact your character obtains later, and as such, that is necessary in the character sheet.

Please don't be concerned that I addressed these as 'issues', they aren't too severe, and I really do love your character concept. I would just ask you to at least consider these things mentioned. ^.^

[Scarescrow]

ok, will try to, thanks

[Scarescrow]

@Neo Is Delight Fix any faults that I can find, can you look over to see if there are anything that required to change? Thanks

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Vladimir von Wolfgang

”There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”

Name:

Vladimir von Wolfgang

Nickname:

Vlad, the Bloody Doctor, the Death Giver

Faction:

Pirates

Rank:

Doctor, Master Gunner

Age:

32

Gender

Male

Crime:

Killing and plundering, murdering hostages

Reputation

Known as "Bloody Surgeon" for most of his sick person died due to extreme pain that leads to death. There was no problem with his skill as his patient wound are perfectly patched and secured. The problem is he forces his patient to suffer the pain of the whole process of surgery. But that was during when he is still on the mainland. In the sea, his brutality takes to a whole new level. When attacking an enemy ship, he prefers to incapacitate some survivor to only patch them up after the war. The patients will have to suffer having surgery without painkiller. Most of them died but there had been some exceptions. If the patient succeeds to survive the whole operation and starting to have signs of getting better, then he will just give them a simple death. A bullet to the head. Thus, making his death list to be at least few pages long. But he will not do it to all those above him on the ship.

Height

6'1”

Weight

150

Appearance

Vlad is tall, but a little thin. He always comes to other as a man in a long black jacket and covering his face with a bird-like mask. He prefers wearing a lamellar with a gambeson underneath to provide maximum safety for himself.

Positive Traits:

• Intelligent
• Serious
• No mercy

Negative Traits:

• Sometimes lack of compassion
• Pessimism
• Over thinking

Personality Description

Sadistic, a little narcissistic, and clear traits of both sociopath and psychopath. He usually prefers to spend his time alone, mumbling, reading, or practicing his skill on a fresh corpse. This corpse can be later stored in a huge glass vial or just simply dumped into the sea. His favorite type of book is philosophy and autopsy.

Quirks

• Studying
• Thinking
• Unusual sleeping habit: Vladimir only need to sleep about four to five hours each day
• Introvert

Specialties

• Well-known surgeon
• Good at using muskets and flintlocks
• Decent at close melee combat: He is better than the crew but weaker than his fellow teammates.
• Hierarchy of power: Vladimir will maintain his respect to his peers. This can be used to ask him favors like trading hostages, but it always accompanied by a suitable price. The only person that could overpass his code is the Captain, receiving all of his respect and does not require to make a deal with him.

Weaknesses

• Too strict to tolerate others' fault
• Not very good at socializing with other
• A little xenophobic to strangers.

Inventory

• A long black coat
• A bird mask
• One musket, a box of black powder, and bullets
• Experiment tools
• Two boxes of surgical equipment.
• Lamellar: A subtype of laminar. "While Laminar armor was not always made of leather, it was not uncommon. Laminar armor is an armor made of horizontal, overlapping rows of scale plates made of various material. It was popular throughout the Middle East and Asia. If you think of Japanese foot soldier, or a Roman foot soldier's armor often called lorica segmentata, this is it. It's hard to distinguish the difference between Lamellar and Laminar, being essential also made of horizontal rows of plates. However, they were often laced together and not overlapping, and this armor was often worn over padding underneath. So this would be the type a Japanese foot soldier would wear, yet not what a Roman one would wear. So essentially, it could be considered a subtype of Laminar. "(Medival Arms and Armor: Historical Guide to Warfare and Context )
• Gabesome: "It was used either on its own, or under chainmail/plate armor, the Gambeson was a thick jacket that could doubly serve for a winter coat. It was made by what we call 'quilting' (the process of sewing two or more layers of fabric together to make a thicker padded material), and its inner layers were filled with various things, such as wool or horsehair. Due to how thick the Gambeson was, it was surprisingly good at protection, though of course men often needed heavier armor to get the job done." (Medival Arms and Armor: Historical Guide to Warfare and Context )

Relic: Vial of Change

Injecting this vial into any living being will grant it the power to create a chemical that causes hallucination and further increase the sensitivity of the brain. This product when inserting into others can increase their regeneration but will cause extreme pain as a side effect. The pain is strong enough to knock a person faint and wake them again. But after a prolonged exposure to the chemical, the patient can be immune to the pain.

Fears

• Losing any parts
• Got sick by a disease that he could not identify, thus making him died
• Fear of everything and himself is only a product of someone's dream

Secret:

His deepest regret was to cure all those that had devastated his family

Goal:

It is fun to torture others without getting killed by the government. And get rich, of course.

History:

My past is for my own, so back off ok?

Side note:
-Vlad has a black cat called Luna.
- Vlad prefer to call Captain as "Boss."

[AngelofOctober]

@Scarescrow

I have a continuity question about your character. If he doesn't like to be around people. Prefers to spend time to himself. Why did he chose to join a pirate ship on a boat full of people?

[Scarescrow]

Because of freedom, and gold of course. Freedom to kill and experiment, and to be rich.

[AngelofOctober]

Because of freedom, and gold of course. Freedom to kill and experiment, and to be rich.

@Scarescrow

Seriously? That is the most shallow motivation I have ever heard. Ruby gives you the opportunity to add your own character's lore into the world. And you manage a doctor who experiments on people and wants freedom to kill people. Meanwhile, discussing with her on discord in about a day I worked on some God Lores, some extra demon lores, some secret plot stuff. And you manage that? When a GM is giving you an opportunity to write your own story and your own sheet.

[Neo Is Delight]

@Neo Is Delight Fix any faults that I can find, can you look over to see if there are anything that required to change? Thanks

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Vladimir von Wolfgang

”There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”

Name:

Vladimir von Wolfgang

Nickname:

Vlad, the Bloody Doctor, the Death Giver

Faction:

Pirates

Rank:

Doctor, Master Gunner

Age:

32

Gender

Male

Crime:

Killing and plundering, murdering hostages

Reputation

Known as "Bloody Surgeon" for most of his sick person died due to extreme pain that leads to death. There was no problem with his skill as his patient wound are perfectly patched and secured. The problem is he forces his patient to suffer the pain of the whole process of surgery. But that was during when he is still on the mainland. In the sea, his brutality takes to a whole new level. When attacking an enemy ship, he prefers to incapacitate some survivor to only patch them up after the war. The patients will have to suffer having surgery without painkiller. Most of them died but there had been some exceptions. If the patient succeeds to survive the whole operation and starting to have signs of getting better, then he will just give them a simple death. A bullet to the head. Thus, making his death list to be at least few pages long. But he will not do it to all those above him on the ship.

Height

6'1”

Weight

150

Appearance

Vlad is tall, but a little thin. He always comes to other as a man in a long black jacket and covering his face with a bird-like mask. He prefers wearing a lamellar with a gambeson underneath to provide maximum safety for himself.

Positive Traits:

• Intelligent
• Serious
• No mercy

Negative Traits:

• Sometimes lack of compassion
• Pessimism
• Over thinking

Personality Description

Sadistic, a little narcissistic, and clear traits of both sociopath and psychopath. He usually prefers to spend his time alone, mumbling, reading, or practicing his skill on a fresh corpse. This corpse can be later stored in a huge glass vial or just simply dumped into the sea. His favorite type of book is philosophy and autopsy.

Quirks

• Studying
• Thinking
• Unusual sleeping habit: Vladimir only need to sleep about four to five hours each day
• Introvert

Specialties

• Well-known surgeon
• Good at using muskets and flintlocks
• Decent at close melee combat: He is better than the crew but weaker than his fellow teammates.
• Hierarchy of power: Vladimir will maintain his respect to his peers. This can be used to ask him favors like trading hostages, but it always accompanied by a suitable price. The only person that could overpass his code is the Captain, receiving all of his respect and does not require to make a deal with him.

Weaknesses

• Too strict to tolerate others' fault
• Not very good at socializing with other
• A little xenophobic to strangers.

Inventory

• A long black coat
• A bird mask
• One musket, a box of black powder, and bullets
• Experiment tools
• Two boxes of surgical equipment.
• Lamellar: A subtype of laminar. "While Laminar armor was not always made of leather, it was not uncommon. Laminar armor is an armor made of horizontal, overlapping rows of scale plates made of various material. It was popular throughout the Middle East and Asia. If you think of Japanese foot soldier, or a Roman foot soldier's armor often called lorica segmentata, this is it. It's hard to distinguish the difference between Lamellar and Laminar, being essential also made of horizontal rows of plates. However, they were often laced together and not overlapping, and this armor was often worn over padding underneath. So this would be the type a Japanese foot soldier would wear, yet not what a Roman one would wear. So essentially, it could be considered a subtype of Laminar. "(Medival Arms and Armor: Historical Guide to Warfare and Context )
• Gabesome: "It was used either on its own, or under chainmail/plate armor, the Gambeson was a thick jacket that could doubly serve for a winter coat. It was made by what we call 'quilting' (the process of sewing two or more layers of fabric together to make a thicker padded material), and its inner layers were filled with various things, such as wool or horsehair. Due to how thick the Gambeson was, it was surprisingly good at protection, though of course men often needed heavier armor to get the job done." (Medival Arms and Armor: Historical Guide to Warfare and Context )

Relic: Vial of Change

Injecting this vial into any living being will grant it the power to create a chemical that causes hallucination and further increase the sensitivity of the brain. This product when inserting into others can increase their regeneration but will cause extreme pain as a side effect. The pain is strong enough to knock a person faint and wake them again. But after a prolonged exposure to the chemical, the patient can be immune to the pain.

Fears

• Losing any parts
• Got sick by a disease that he could not identify, thus making him died
• Fear of everything and himself is only a product of someone's dream

Secret:

His deepest regret was to cure all those that had devastated his family

Goal:

It is fun to torture others without getting killed by the government. And get rich, of course.

History:

My past is for my own, so back off ok?

Side note:
-Vlad has a black cat called Luna.
- Vlad prefer to call Captain as "Boss."

@Scarescrow

Okay.
Take this with a grain of salt please.
First, I'd like to thank you for listening to my concerns.

But, like Angel said. I did things the way I did so you could add to the world. I'm not one of those GMs that likes to be like "This how things are, you have to mold your character in this way." I like the world to mold around the characters.

If your character is 'famous' for being 'The bloody surgeon' then I find it hard to believe nothing is known about his past. Not to mention, he wouldn't have just shown up mysteriously on the ship the day we start the roleplay, and be trusted enough to be given one of these powerful weapons. I would say expand on his history, but you didn't even give us one. I get maybe he wants to keep some stuff unknown, but share with us some of his 'bloody surgeon' days. Share with us his history on the ship. How many people has he killed on the ship? Has he saved any of the crew members lives with his doctoring skills? Stuff like that. Doesn't have to be anything too personal. But stuff people would know.

And about your relic. It needs more info. Honestly, I love the concept, and it actually fit's into the stories about the original heroes, one of them being an alchemist. But, it needs more. What exactly does it do. What are it's applications. What are it's limits. What does it's curse do. And if the pain side of things is supposed to be the curse, the cursed can absolutely NOT become immune to it after any amount of time.

[Neo Is Delight]

Work in progress, but sharing it because I have important info written down on her sheet.

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Name: Famerin

Title: Bringer of Ragnarok/the end/etc.

Age: 1,500 trapped in the prison for roughly 1,200 years, so she’s technically only around 300

Gender: Entirely, one hundred percent female demon.

Myth: Once upon a time there were six great heroes. A mage of unmatched caliber; A knight that stood above the rest; An archer, whose aim was always true; An inventor, called mad by some, genius by others; A priest, pure of heart and soul; Lastly, the squire, assistant to the knight. The five were chosen by the mage to take on a great task. To forge weapons that could slay a god. These weapons were to bring salvation, and stop a great threat. A terrible demon that would bring the world to it’s knees. The heroes forged these weapons with great sacrifice, though what exactly they sacrificed is not mentioned in any tale, and with these weapons challenged the demon. After a long battle that lasted three days and nights, they proved victorious, and trapped the demon in an eternal prison, leaving the world in peace forever more.

Weaknesses;
Steel- Not common in ranged weaponry, as Iron is easier to work with and cheaper, but common in swords. Burns her skin.

Fairydust- Not easy to come by, and not a usual demon thing. In fact, Fairies are actually a type of demon, though rare. Famerin is allergic, and merely being in proximity to it will affect her ability to smell both normal things, and magic.

[Scarescrow]

Well, give me a better reason then. Should I give him the goal to save everyone, to donate to poor people? No, because it is stupid. He is a pirate, no matter what. He kills and steals from the weak. That is what pirates are. NOT saving, taking. Agree that there are good pirates, but there is a reason for this to be tag as "18+" right? Plus, I don't see my character as a good person. The world is corrupted enough it wouldn't mind having another. And besides, he is a normal people, who will never know when he is going to die. So, tell me? What reason should I give for him? What honorable reason should I just for his action of killing and plundering? Just tell me. I'm open for it.

On a second note, I know you are a co-GM and you have power near the GM, but that is not the right thing to say others character as redundant. It is my work, my character creation. You could say he has errors, but it is not for you to tell it is shallow. I knew you could create a better character, and that is great. You are better than me, so I could learn something from your writing. But on my side, he is as good as I could create. So yeah, again, I'm open to constructive comment, but not decry. If you could @AngelofOctober

And you ask

@Scarescrow

I have a continuity question about your character. If he doesn't like to be around people. Prefers to spend time to himself. Why did he choose to join a pirate ship on a boat full of people?

@AngelofOctober

Just flat out because he wants to kill. Of course, you could say than "why don't he lived on an isolated island or somewhere outside the reach of human civilization?" The answer is easy for me if you can't think of it yet because he wants to kill, simple as that. He could not control his urge to kill. And how many people would come to a place there are no town or cities had established? The answer is almost none. And I would think my character would die by the fifth month due to hydration and starvation even before meeting the crew.

So yeah, that is my reason. Just waiting for you to have any glorious goal suggestion for him for me to add on.
@AngelofOctober

@Neo Is DelightWill try, but thanks for that, it really cools my mind a little bit.

[AngelofOctober]

Well, give me a better reason then. Should I give him the goal to save everyone, to donate to poor people? No, because it is stupid. He is a pirate, no matter what. He kills and steals from the weak. That is what pirates are. NOT saving, taking. Agree that there are good pirates, but there is a reason for this to be tag as "18+" right? Plus, I don't see my character as a good person. The world is corrupted enough it wouldn't mind having another. And besides, he is a normal people, who will never know when he is going to die. So, tell me? What reason should I give for him? What honorable reason should I just for his action of killing and plundering? Just tell me. I'm open for it.

On a second note, I know you are a co-GM and you have power near the GM, but that is not the right thing to say others character as redundant. It is my work, my character creation. You could say he has errors, but it is not for you to tell it is shallow. I knew you could create a better character, and that is great. You are better than me, so I could learn something from your writing. But on my side, he is as good as I could create. So yeah, again, I'm open to constructive comment, but not decry. If you could @AngelofOctober

And you ask

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Just flat out because he wants to kill. Of course, you could say than "why don't he lived on an isolated island or somewhere outside the reach of human civilization?" The answer is easy for me if you can't think of it yet because he wants to kill, simple as that. He could not control his urge to kill. And how many people would come to a place there are no town or cities had established? The answer is almost none. And I would think my character would die by the fifth month due to hydration and starvation even before meeting the crew.

So yeah, that is my reason. Just waiting for you to have any glorious goal suggestion for him for me to add on.
@AngelofOctober

@Scarescrow

Well not every character has to be a pirate because their a murdering pile of shit either. My first character I am creating name is Kasper, he is a famed smuggler who helps the pirate swindle goods from one place to another. While his goals may seem basic, he's with the pirates because it's a business move. Kasper pays the pirates in information, while the pirates pay the pirates in valuable, who then swindle his good elsewhere and he slips off to the next country and the next ship to swing the next set of goods. Sure he's a criminal, but it's not because he just wants to murder people;

1) He doesn't want to get caught, a good idea to move with folks who know how to avoid authorities

2) Pirates find valuables Kasper might be able to trade for another lesser valuable good, but the pirates don't need to know that

3) Kasper can gain the pirates influence with his business

Kasper reason to being with the pirates is simple, it's easier to smuggle goods you're not supposed to on a ship of very deadly armed men. Then it is trying to sneak it onto an imperial ship and smuggle yourself without getting caught.

Whenever creating a character it's about asking yourself questions;

Why does he do this?

What makes them this way?

How did they get this way?

Do they enjoy it?

When the answer I get is "because he has urges to kill and wants to kill" I'm like O.o, but he's a doctor foremost. What if he had a daughter who died of genetic disease and he couldn't save her from the disease and so to run from his troubles he took on a job as a pirate to flee heartbreak? Or what if he owes the pirate captain something because he had the captain smuggle him rare medicines they couldn't get elsewhere and when the authorities found out he fled pledging his service to the captain?

I didn't mean to decry. But seriously play around with ideas. Experiment. The sky is the limit. Doctor Jekyl who wants to kill somebody is not doing anyone any favors.

[Vonghese]

Xanatos the Pirate

Name: Xanatos

Age: 31

Position: Second Lieutenant of the Free Ship Last Song.

A tall, handsome man, Xanatos is the heroic vision that every little pirate dreams of achieving. He's charismatic, always seems to have money, and well dressed. His gait is a perfect rolling swagger, his eyes sparkle with an inner mirth, and he always seems to be in a good mood. He drinks the finest wines, beds the loveliest whores, and sings like a lark. He's friendly, helpful, and stylish. He has dash.

He's also considered the finest fighter on the Last Song. Specializing in cutlass and dagger, he has represented his ship in several nasty duels over prizes. He's the first over the side in every boarding action, and the last to withdraw. Many would support him for captaincy, but he does not consider himself sufficiently cold-blooded to make the life-and-death decisions a captain must face every day. He's quite comfortable in his current role.

To the crew, he serves as a bit of an inspiration, a measuring stick of excellence. To the captain, he plays the role of angel-on-the-left, arguing for the most merciful solution to every problem while the First Lieutenant plays devil-on-the-right and argues the most expedient solution.

On any typical day, you will find him working alongside the crew at whatever task needs doing. He's considered competent at most of the stations on the ship, and enjoys learning more. His purple sash and head scarf serve to catch the eye of any man, making him a walking battle-flag when in action.

Tattoos cover his left arm and the left side of his torso. Most are decorative, but a woman's name is surrounded by roses on the ribs just under his heart, and two smaller names are similarly decorated just below. When asked, he laughs and says, "My ex-wife. She has our boys somewhere, I know not where. I don't expect to see them again. A word of advice--never marry."

Get him sufficiently drunk, though, and you may see the mask of contentment slip.

Xanatos was born Raul Curtnick, the third son of a baron. As the 'spare to the spare to the heir', he was frequently neglected, left in the care of nannies and guardians while his father went about teaching his older brother the inticacies of their fiefdom. His usual guardian and self-appointed tutor in All Things Manly was an old soldier, a great friend of his father, who poured all the love and care into the teaching of Raul that he would have given his own son. Young Raul learned every art of Gentlemanly Behavior from this man, from courtly manners to fencing, from horseback riding to mathematics. Every time his father would come home, Raul would rush to demonstrate his proficiencies. Each time, his best efforts were ignored.

The tall young man soon discovered that his proficiencies stood him to little avail. His father was not the only person uninterested. In a society where material wealth was everything, the third son of a baron stood as unattractive as a pauper to the eyes of the young ladies that he sought favor of. Soon understanding that rejection would be a common theme his entire life, Raul turned his attentions to women beneath his station, who were more appreciative of competence. Yet even here, he was ultimately rejected. A tradesman's daughter may spread her legs for a handsome nobleman, but she has no desire to spend the rest of her life with someone who knows no trade of his own.

Little by little, the Bantam of Curtnick drooped. His jokes became more desperate, his antics more wild. He pushed himself harder and harder, growing wilder and wilder. He achieved nothing more than to disappoint his de facto father. Depression had always nibbled at the corners of his psyche, but it set deep hooks as he reached the age of manhood and looked about with some despair for his destiny.

He attempted a career in the military, but purchasing a commission as an officer irked him, and he was disgusted when he beheld the sort of men who would be his peers. At last, in wild desperation, he attempted to separate himself from a life he saw as devoid of joy, he cut himself off from his family and took a new name, a name that symbolized the death of Raul Curtnick.

Xanatos joined the Royal Navy as a man before the mast, and spent the next four years learning his trade. Once he earned the rating of Able, he found a new berth on a merchant ship and spent another two years dodging pirates between the islands east of the kingdom of Dorante. One day his ship's luck ran out, and they were taken by pirates. Xanatos jumped at this new chance.

As a pirate, competence was the purest of virtues. Here he was not only accepted, but loved. With the blind desperation of any man struggling with depression, Xanatos tore into every task given, volunteered frequently for extra duties, and rose through the ranks with considerable alacrity. He continues to fight for acceptance to this day, truly not aware of just how highly his fellow pirates regard him. For in the eyes of Xanatos, he will never be good enough.

[Vonghese]

Wow. I had a great time writing about Xanatos. His CS is a WIP, I want to get into more detail lore-wise, but oof. Enjoyed writing that.

[Scarescrow]

@Neo Is Delight What is the timeline we are in? What is the ship name? And where are we at?

[Neo Is Delight]

@Neo Is Delight What is the timeline we are in? What is the ship name? And where are we at?

@Scarescrow

I'll answer these in order:

1. I'm not sure I understand the question. Time period is a mix of victorian/medieval. If you mean an actual date, I haven't gotten a date implemented yet, but I do have a base idea. Essentially, it's going to be days and years, no months. So instead of say, may 12, you'd say 'day 118'. For historical records it would be listed as 'year x, day y'. Time of rp will be updated when I finish fleshing out the system. o7

2. That is a darned good question, but is up to whoever makes the captain. :p

3. I'm afraid I don't understand this one, so if I fail to answer correctly, pester @AngelofOctober about it. Where will the rp be taking place? Aria, a fantasy world. Where will be starting? The ship of course.

If I didn't answer anything properly I apologize. My mind is elsewhere today. Any further questions today should be directed to Angel. o7

[AngelofOctober]

@Scarescrow

1 - I believe the date is more based on our own world we're creating

2 - I may be the one creating the captain so let me get back to you

3 - the Aria sea? I am not sure I understand the question either

[Bishop]

Meanwhile, discussing with her on discord in about a day I worked on some God Lores, some extra demon lores, some secret plot stuff.
@AngelofOctober

You deceitful backstabbing wretch. Forming alliances before the RP begins are we?

On another note, can I be the captain?

+I think I discovered everything there is about the mystery on why they imprisoned the demon. The mage was in love with the demon but since he couldn't live forever and would die, he would rather imprison her than see her with another man. So that stingy cringy old fart hired 5 gullible stooges saying world end this apocalypse that to motivate them to imprison the innocent girl.

[AngelofOctober]

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You deceitful backstabbing wretch. Forming alliances before the RP begins are we?

On another note, can I be the captain?

@Bishop

Make me the best damn captain. I always pictured him as not having a relict and putting him more a NPC. And a coward. But sure I can give you the captain.

And I known Neo for a year now. So alliances were formed long ago