A 20th-ish Century Mage University.

[Azereiah]

Main posts are going up tomorrow night when I get back from my classes. I'll dump the link in here. :)

[Etranger]

Just in case anyone wonders, these are both sheets I used in the previous iteration of this roleplay. I'm putting them here so the GMs can see the slight alterations made.

Berke

Name: Berke Bayamaar

Appearance: Berke is one big guy, standing at 215cm tall (7’1) and weighing 110kg (242lbs). His eyes are coloured green, and his skin is mildly tan. Most of his weight comes from his exceptionally muscular form. He has a messy but short head of black hair, and the beginnings of a beard on his chin. As a gorilla-like Chimera, Berke has patches of thick black hair in places on his body, especially the chest and back, though it’s usually hidden under a full layer of clothing. As far as clothing goes, Berke tends to favour simple clothes, usually comprising of a non-descript pair of pants and a sweater.

Age: 19

Species: 4th Generation Gorilla Chimera

Gender: Male

Occupation: First year Student

Personality: Berke has a big heart to match his big body. He likes making friends and keeping people happy, and it always saddens him to see someone else being sad. Even when met with open hostility, Berke tries to make the most of it and see it as a relationship to be worked on. He is an exceptionally tolerant and forgiving person, and he likes to think that everyone just needs a little understanding to get by. However, this line of thinking often bleeds into dangerous territory, as he will take a hands off approach to some self-destructive behaviours, and lacks the assertiveness to tell someone when they’re just plain wrong. Of course, he isn’t so meek that he wouldn’t do a thing about someone hurting another person in front of him, but he is so naïve to think he can just ask them to stop.

Openness to Experience: 95
Neuroticism: 16
Agreeableness: 99
Extroversion: 78
Conscientiousness: 81

Attributes:

Strength: 9
Endurance: 7
Constitution: 7
Agility: 3
Dexterity: 3
Intelligence: 5
Wisdom: 3
Charisma: 3

Magic Type Preference: Matter Manipulation
Innate Magic Talent: Metal Manipulation
Interests: Bodybuilding, Playing Sports, Making friend
Skills: Hitting people really hard, taking really hard hits, having sheer, bull-headed determination

Biography: Berke’s family is descended from a type of Gorilla Monster out in the wilderness. They have often been stereotyped as a big dumb bunch of ape creatures, but as Berke would tell anyone, his grandpa was a big ol’ genius, and he has an aunt that’s only 5 feet tall. Berke and his family hail from a town called Altay, where Humans and Chimeras exist in relative harmony. Berke was thus sheltered from most of the prejudice of the rest of the world, and grew up believing the idea of discrimination was but a fairy tale.

Life in Altay was very simple, and primarily revolved around hunting and gathering. Berke tried out some of his family’s hunting gear a few times, but he was never a great shot, and tended to prefer to use his physical strength. His family tended to roughhouse among themselves when bored, and having an informal tournament was something of a pastime for them. However, no matter how rough they got with each other, they always knew it was all in good fun, and knew that they were unique in their physical abilities. Anyone that couldn’t stand their strength was not to be hit lightly, and Berke’s parents made sure he and all the family understood that.

On the outskirts of Altay, there was an abandoned building with steel walls. As strong as the Bayamaar family were, even they couldn’t punch through steel. Berke, however, one day decided to test his strength by seeing if he could at least make a dent in one of the walls. To his great surprise, he did in fact end up punching straight through one of those steel walls. However, what he discovered later was that he had not punched it open, but had instead displayed a latent magical talent. It was here that his family encouraged him to pursue a magical education at Mordhaben’s. Berke was keen to enter the world doing something important to contribute to it, so he saw Mordhaben’s as the perfect avenue to pursue that goal. So began Berke Bayamaar’s entry into the world of magic at Mordhaben’s.

Leonora

Name: Leonora Serannen

Appearance: Leonora is a tall and elegant woman that has put a great deal of thought and effort into her appearance. She is 168cm (6 feet) and weighs 61kg (134lbs). Her hair is long, flowing and golden and her eyes match its colour. While some would claim Leonora looks stunning without any work done, she still applies a great deal of cosmetics to just about anywhere she thinks she can improve upon. Possessing an enormous wardrobe, Leonora is almost never found wearing anything short of high fashion, though she tends to favour wearing a good pair of trousers to skirts. As a fifth generation Chimera, Leonora has only one trait belonging to her monstrous ancestors, and that is the feline claws on the tips of her fingers. She always wears custom made gloves built to mask her Chimera trait.

Age: 28

Species: Fifth Generation Feline Chimera

Gender: Female

Occupation: Staff – Mage Corps Instructor and Guidance Counsellor

Personality: Leonora speaks exceedingly politely and formally, sparing no effort to carefully craft her sentences so as to avoid causing offence. Seemingly in line with her role as the institute’s guidance counsellor, Leonora is proactive in approaching students and inquiring as to their wellbeing. Her only mildly provocative trait is that she’s been known to ask somewhat probing questions to others, even ones of a socially or even politically charged nature. Leonora is known to be difficult to read, as her default expression seems to be a pleasant smile, even when met with a difficult individual.

Openness to Experience: 56
Neuroticism: 32
Agreeableness: 78
Extroversion: 74
Conscientiousness: 99

Attributes:

Strength: 4
Endurance: 5
Constitution: 4
Agility: 7
Dexterity: 7
Intelligence: 7
Wisdom: 7
Charisma: 9

Magic Type Preference: Sensory Manipulation
Innate Magic Talent: Perception Manipulation – Making people see things that aren’t there
Interests: High Culture, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology
Skills: Eloquent Speaker, Military Trained and Seasoned, Firearms Knowledge – Pistol Specialist, Clever Tactician

Biography: Leonora was born the bastard child of an affair between a wealthy and influential aristocrat and a fourth generation feline Chimera. Initially, Leonora’s existence was unknown to her father, and her mother had never planned to get either of them involved in her father’s world. However, her mother would die of illness one day, and upon her death, Leonora’s father happened to track her down and decided to take Leonora in. Having many particularly bigoted friends and associates, her father attempted to keep her nature as a Chimera a secret, but the rumours got out, and Leonora was frequently the target of hostility from those in her social circles. Still, while her early life was not perfect, her father was always fairly nurturing, and she still lived a largely privileged existence.

Leonora attended Mordhaben’s like so many others, and while prejudice existed at the Institute, Leonora found that people tended to forget what you were so long as you performed well, and perform well she did. Leonora was not only an excellent student but also a talented mage, and graduated from Mordhaben’s semi famous for her demonstrations of ability during her time. She was scouted by a captain in the Mage Corps, who wanted to make certain that she of all people became a soldier. If you asked Leonora, she would tell you that she signed up because she wanted to prove herself on the field of battle.

She served for several years under the captain that mentored her, only to suddenly resign from the Corps following an incident that occurred on the field of battle. While Leonora has not spoken of it to anyone, those that have heard anything about it know that the captain of her unit was killed under suspicious circumstances, though an official investigation reached no clear conclusion. Shortly after her departure from the military, Leonora took up a position at Mordhaben’s as a member of staff.

[Kaesus]

Still need to write the personality and background. But I've filled most of the CS.

Kian

Name: Kian Flandery

Appearance: Kian is what could be called an above average good looking guy, mostly because of his Lynx DNA which gives him white, almost flawless skin, with sharp long ears and emerald green feline eyes. His hair is completely white, being this it's true color. He is muscular but not bulky, standing at 188cm tall and weighting 78kg. Other than his pointy ears and feline eyes there is no tell that he is a Chimera. He favors long silk robes because he has read a book of the ancient world which speaks of a race called Elves that looked like him and dressed like that (he does not know that the book he read was a fantasy book).

Here's a Picture

Age: 21

Species: 6th Generation Lynx Chimera

Gender: Male

Occupation: First year Student

Personality: [Will write soon]

Attributes:

Strength: 6
Endurance: 4
Constitution: 3
Agility: 6
Dexterity: 3
Intelligence: 8
Wisdom: 4
Charisma: 6

Magic Type Preference: Sensory Manipulation
Innate Magic Talent: "My World" - After touching a person, Kian creates a mental link between the two and he can change the perception of anything they see around them. (Can only affect a person at a time, at least for now. His power is something like a "Naruto Genjutsu" but cannot damage the person unless Kian does so in the "Real World")
Interests: Chess; Parties; Girls/Boys.
Skills: Mastermind; Charmer; Party Animal when past the 3 beers.

Biography: [Will write soon]

[Patroxclus]

The history is a bit confusing especially the parts where it points out certain groups. >.<

[FlitterFaux]

Hm? What do you mean? @DesperatePerson

[Patroxclus]

Oh wait! Nevermind >.< I reread the paragraphs a few more times and I've finally got the gist of it! ;D

[DarkStar]

If it's still open I would love to play. :3

[Patroxclus]

I was working on my character and then I looked at the time... its super late! >.<

WIP!

Name: Layla Gwynnevere

Appearance:

Layla is a short and spirited young woman who stands only 5'4ft and alongside with her short stature comes with a lightweight body, weighing only 132lb. Though the majority of her body weight comes from excessive eating and isn't the most athletic person but still manages to keep a thin looking body due to a high metabolism.

Age: 16

Species: Human

Gender: Female

Occupation: Student, First Year

Personality:
With a big heart and small body, Layla makes her way in the world with an optimistic view
Openness to Experience: 5
Neuroticism: 34
Agreeableness: 76
Extroversion: 60
Conscientiousness: 50

Attributes:
Strength: 2
Endurance: 9
Constitution: 1
Agility: 10
Dexterity: 5
Intelligence: 5
Wisdom: 2
Charisma: 6

Magic Type Preference: Manipulation
Innate Magic Talent: Air Solidification
Interests:
Skills:

Biography: (3+ paragraphs, 5 preferred. Put your heart into it!)

[Kaesus]

@DarkStar it is, we haven't started yet

[Rekaigan]

I'll write up a CS soon~

[Rekaigan]

Lemme know if anything needs to be changed. (This is considered finished methinks.)

Magnhild

Magnhild Voll

Appearance:
Magnhild is around 5'6" and has a rather lean frame, contrary to her powers. She has long, straight black hair that has a purple tinge. Her skin is fair, however she has patches of scales that are recognizable as Pangolin plates, the majority of them being on her back.

Age: 18

Species: Fifth Generation Pangolin Chimera

Gender: Female

Occupation: Student, First year

Personality:
At first glance, Magnhild already seems to exude a very uninviting aura. She has that look of 'Lone wolf' about her that can deter many that may or may not want to speak with her. However, it's important to note that she doesn't do this on purpose.. It's just that her personality seems to make it look that way. Mag is a very carefree soul, and it's often to a point where she comes off as extremely apathetic as her usual motto is "Why worry?" Because of this 'motto' of sorts, she brushes off even the most pressing of things without a care in the world. Obviously there are a few things that she does care about; but that's mostly food, and perhaps some close friends if she ever has one. A lot of this seem quite negative, but she's a nice, hardworking person.. Subjectively. Magnhild isn't an aggressive person, but sometimes her frank way of speaking makes her the target of aggression. But even that's shrugged off.

Mag seems to hold resentment toward anyone that has any positive relation to the Military.

Openness to Experience: 80
Neuroticism: 10
Agreeableness: 30
Extroversion: 15
Conscientiousness: 75

Attributes:

Stat Reference

0=Dead or Unresponsive. Don't use this.
1=Severely Disabled
2=Disastrous
3=Exceptionally Poor
4=Poor
5=Average
6=Above Average
7=Gifted
8=Exceptional
9=Monstrous
10=Absurd

Strength: 4
Endurance: 6
Constitution: 10
Agility: 5
Dexterity: 4
Intelligence: 5
Wisdom: 3
Charisma: 3

Magic Type Preference: Energy Manipulation
Innate Magic Talent: Shock Absorption (Hardly takes any damage from most attacks. Physical or Magical)
Interests: Actually underwater basket weaving. Music, napping, rolling down grass hills, new things
Skills:

• Shrugging things off (Literally and metaphorically)
• Napping
• Basic martial arts
• Being in an almost constant state of peace in mind

Biography:
Magnhild is the third and last living child of a dying tribe of Pangolin Chimeras. Her birth was dubbed a miracle by her parents and what was left of her extended family, as her mother had gone through two miscarriages, both via medical complications. Her birth was probably the only nice thing that happened. As a Chimera in Airelosia, it was a wonder that her family was still alive. Especially in the parts where she lived. Magnhild lived in the slums which were seemingly lawless. The Military officers that frequented the area seemed to only be there to reaffirm their iron grip on society by beating it into the people. Literally.

As a Chimera, Magnhild didn't live very peacefully. Her scales were obvious, thus making her the target of violence, even amongst children her own age. Bullied and beaten, the children soon found it to be no fun as almost all their attempts to physically harm her were ineffective. However, the abuse from the military personnel was quite different from a child's. A grown man's boot was a lot tougher than a kid's slipper. Despite all this, Mag always tried to come home with a smile so that her parents wouldn't worry too much about her. The bruises had the opposite effect, of course.

As luck would have it, around the age of fourteen, Magnhild's life changed. For the worse. Desperately poor, her father resorted to theft. Stealing small fruits and bread rolls from a small shop. He was caught by the soldiers that loitered around the town. He was immediately put down, saying that he was 'an undomesticated Chimera.' It wasn't long before those soldiers kicked down her home's rotting door. Seizing her and her mother. Her mother struggled against the soldiers, freeing Magnhild in the process. She screamed at her daughter, telling her to run and never to look back. The young Chimera did as she was told, running as fast as she could, as far as she could. A single gunshot rang out on that cold, rainy day. Masked by the sound of raindrops soon after.

Magnhild ran until her legs gave out, collapsing somewhere in the forest. She woke up in a bed after some time. According to the weird looking person in the room, about seven days. A weird tube in her arm and in a place of white sheets and clean smells. 'A hospital' is what they called it. They asked her many questions about her origins, most of which she couldn't answer. She didn't even know the name of the town she was from. But somehow she had found herself in the Unoctocan Empire. A couple of travelers had brought her here.

She was soon put into a foster home. Her foster father was... Interesting to say the least. A man who lived simply and without worry, while also being a Martial artist. It took awhile for Magnhild to open up to him; but when she did, his way of life naturally became hers. Adopting his motto as her own, "Why worry?" He often spoke of experiencing what the world has to offer, and to make sure that she was earnest in what she did. Her foster father often marveled at her physical durability whenever they trained, and came to some roundabout conclusion, saying it was magical. He thought this was a great opportunity for Mag to learn something more interesting than his martial art. Magic.

Simply put, she was enrolled into the Mordhaben's Institute without any real knowledge in magic or anything in general.

[Azereiah]

Main posts are going up in a couple hours.

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@Rekaigan Loving how your character is the first proper foreigner in the cast. Looking forward to seeing how Magnhilde reacts to Monster and Chimera staff members at the Institute. ;)

Accepted, and PM'd some cultural details on Airelosia that other characters will definitely not be aware of.

@LordofthePies Brush up the formatting and pull off the scale stating what which numbers are worth. I might personally suggest throwing in some mentions of a corrupt magistrate and lazy police forces as well. Living in a family of ne'er-do-wells would make him the target of local police, who act more like thugs than protectors -- at least, outside of the Imperial City of Unoctoc Station, where there is no civilian police force but rather a military police force. It's your biography of course, so do with it as you wish.

Accepted once the CS is finished. :)

@Avant Military families aren't always down-to-earth and accepting, but this one seems to have learned the lessons of service well - especially since many of the most dedicated soldiers in the Empire are Chimeras, though they aren't as prevalent as they are in Flynenhael. Joseph's family may have been involved in a recent military action that's been documented but yet not posted on this interest check - dumping it in a hider below. Don't have to add it to your biography, but it's stuff that his family would at the very least have heard of, given their military affiliations. :)

Accepted.

Other characters may be aware of this conflict as well, with the possible exception of characters from Flynenhael, Southern frontier towns, or the Northern City-States (will expand upon Southern and Northern towns further in the OOC).

The Airelosian Gulf Conflict

There was an event six years ago in which Airelosia made an attempt at expansion to the South, where they occupied the Caribbean and exterminated the local sapient Monster populations. When Airelosian forces didn't stop their move through the Deadland Gulf southwards, the most unusual thing happened: a distress call from a magic academy operated by Monsters was sent to their associates in Mordhaben's Institute, and the Institute requested military aid on behalf of the Yuutos College in exchange for their agreement to operate as an official military university for the Empire.

While the Unoctocan Empire had a much weaker navy than Airelosia did at the time, Airelosia had dedicated their entire navy to securing lands to the south, inside the Deadlands. They needed the entirety of their naval forces to be able to hold off oceanic Monster attacks while making landfall, which meant that the Unoctocan Empire was able to blockade the mainland and cut off fuel and food transportation. The UE offered for Airelosia to surrender, they declined, and the Unoctocan Grand Fleet attacked the Airelosian forces from the north, sandwiching them between the land-based magical assaults of the Yuutos College, oceanic Monster attacks from the east, and artillery fire from the fleet itself. After most of their vessels were crippled or outright destroyed, Airelosia surrendered, and a ceasefire was signed.

Unoctocan forces took almost no losses, and the primary cause of Unoctocan soldier deaths during the entirety of the conflict wasn't combat but rather a sickness similar to influenza, so the victory was used for widespread patriotic propaganda printed in state-owned newspapers.

Joseph's family is likely aware of Airelosia rebuilding their military forces with a higher focus on land-based combat over naval combat, though this will take ten years at the minimum to be even the remotest threat to the UE, which has vastly superior ground forces and a modestly superior air force.

[Azereiah]

@DesperatePerson With Layla's name, may I suggest that she be from Flynenhael, to the west? Their native language is most similar to a mashup of Welsh and Gaelic, and it'd be nice to have some other foreign characters as well. :)

Finish up the personality and biography and I'm pretty much guaranteed to accept it - liking what I'm seeing so far.

@Etranger You already know what I think of your characters being here - accepted by default, and welcome back.

@Kaesus Like with Desperate, finish up the personality and biography and you're in. I'm liking what I'm seeing, and I suspect that Kian will enjoy Professor Leere's classes immensely, given his styles of magic.

[FlitterFaux]

Heheh, Leere....

So fun.

[pkken]

@AzereiahInterested, though quick question.

Are demons or half demons an playable race?

[Azereiah]

The main OOC post is up, everyone! The IC post is coming up next. roleplayerguild.com/topics/168390-mor…

If you've already been accepted, drop your CS in the character tab there.

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@pkken What sort of demons and half-demons are we talking about here? Are you talking more classical fantasy-style demons? Because that would easily be covered by mixed-breed Chimeras. Or are you talking about the savior xenos/"demons" mentioned in the setting info? Those things are off-limits for any player character.

[pkken]

Nope just fantasy style is fine, thank you @Azereiah I will probably have more questions to pm you on.

[Azereiah]

@pkken Cool, no problem. And it's perfectly reasonable for more fantastic Monsters to exist - if you can think of something that has Monster traits from the OOC post, go ahead and use it. Monsters are fucking weird.

We've got a Discord link posted on the OOC linked in my previous post, so you can ask your questions in Discord if you'd prefer.

[Patroxclus]

I'll get my CS done once I finish my homework after school ;D

[LordofthePies]

Boom, Azereiah, it should be finished now. Just checking it with you in case it's not.