[CHAR] Intrigues of Venedig - High Fantasy Mature RP

[Aqutanama]

Character Sheet

Name: Jonathan Paul Huckaby
Nicknames: John, Huck, Huckabeast, Aku, Aqua
Age: 31 - Born on January 13, 1988
Physical Description: Jonathan stands at six foot two and is around two-hundred seventy pounds. Long dark brown, somewhat curly, hair. Full beard and long mustache. Those that don't know his age say that he looks anywhere between 24-27.



Important items: All the ones he has on him.
Glasses
Hairtie
Crucial Hat
Cargo Shorts (Grey)
Millennium Falcon blueprint shirt (Grey)
Shoes (Size 14 wide)
Socks
D20 Ring
1 gallon of natural spring water
Earbuds

concealed

Ballons in a bag
Leatherman Super Tool 300 Multitool - Stainless Steel
Boxers
Fitbit
Cellphone MotoZ 2
Cellphone projector
A roll of toilet paper.
Bag of cough drops.
Burt's Bees lip balm coconut pear
Beard butter
Solar charger for phone and Fitbit.
Keys with a lighter and compass attached to them.
New Altoids container unopened

Short Bio: Jonathan does what most people around the world do. Gets up in the morning, goes to work, eats throughout the day and sleeps at night. Given his status in the world, things have just started to look up due to his promotion and relationship. He was recently promoted to SME at FCR and is with the woman he loves. Sadly, he doesn't get enough sleep because of stomach issues.

His entire life hasn't been great, there have been bumps along the way. However, currently, he is looking to purchase his own home. Something to secure the future for his girlfriend and himself. He didn't mind going into debt to purchase a parcel of land. However, the land that was for sale in the area was very pricy. He was looking forward to purchasing an AMD custom built AMD computer but this came first.

He let out a sigh but smiled as he walked with Jesse. He set out with her in order to talk over financials and locations of possible properties. She was an old friend that he hadn't seen in years. They went to a few locations and spoke about what they could do. Then she gave him a few properties that he could check out. After that, they went separate ways.

He found himself looking over properties by himself knowing what his girlfriend would like. She didn't like people being too close and wanted to start up a garden, possibly get a few animals. So he went through the list and discarded the ones he knew she wouldn't like into the trash.

He was left with three properties. The first was great but the price was a bit too high. The second looked like it would take too much work. The last one looked perfect, a too good to be true property. Instead of agreeing with his gut he made his way for the third property. Huck made sure that it was alright if he went to the property. Southern Oregon wasn't known to be the land of the armless. People here carried guns and in most cases not just one.

After about two hours he found the property entrance and went inside. It was very odd that no one that he contacted was waiting for him. Again his gut was telling him something was wrong. Again he ignored it because he used to stomach pain. He looked around the property for what seemed like forever however, he still couldn't find anyone. Soon after he gave up and decided to call the owners. They told him to look around. That anyone that was a friend of Jesse was good in their book.

Again the sting in his gut. He was paying attention to the conversation on the phone. The thing that made him lose his step was that they mentioned Jesse directly. He didn't recall that she personally knew anyone on the list. If she did then wouldn't she had told him? Lost in thought and looking at the ground, he didn't notice when he took a wrong step.

It was like floating in the water on a dark cloudy night. The chill itself was like ice cutting into him. There was no water and his connection on his phone dropped. He stared at the light on his phone, while floating through the darkness. Shades of greys and black. His phone was blinding and he was awestruck.

He had dreamt of magic and lands other than this one. Especially after watching so many Isekai anime. However, he wasn't sure if this was the case or not. He could just be dead and not know it. A tree branch falling from the tops of the trees in Oregon was known as widowmakers.

A pang of guilt and heartbreak went through his heart after a few more seconds. He realized that he wouldn't see his girlfriend anymore. He tried to keep out the darkness and shut off his phone, and then placed it into this pocket. With a sigh he let the darkness take him as he floated not knowing if he was alive or dead.

Starting Faction: If you're creating your own faction, please describe it here or in a separate post

Spell List: N/A

Exceptional Skill List:
Ex. Charisma (1)
Ex. Strength (1)
Ex. Learning (1)
Ex. Survival (1)
Ex. Reflexes (1)
Ex. Awareness (1)

Flaws
Near and farsighted. One for each eye. Everything becomes blurry without glasses. Can still see but needs to squint. Hasn't done that since he was 16.
Too Trusting.
Almost always smiles.
Feels that if given the opportunity he could make the world a better place.
Lazy when unmotivated
Depression
Anxiety
Low Endurance - After about a month of hiking/running, this should go away. I only know this because of the wildland firefighting training I went through.

[Letter Bee]

Name: Rote Kaufmann

Age: 18

Physical Description:


Important items: Slave Rags and Chains.

Short Bio:

Biography

The Kaufmann Family was a rich and prestigious noble house of the Reich des Goldenen Grahles, swollen with privileges granted by the previous monarchs of the Schwanhueter Dynasty. However, just before Rote's birth, these privileges were threatened not by the Throne or other members of the nobility, but by a more insidious enemy - The infertility of the current head of the Kaufmann family, who had failed to sire a child even after three wives. In desperation, said current head, Braun von Kaufmann, went on a personal trip to the Blackwald, a dark forest once dedicated to the 'Goddess' of Fertility, to find a cure for his sterility.

What happened there, only he knew, as he went with no guards. But when he came back to his wife, he managed to sire a son, who was named Rote (Red) due to the color of his hair. The baby was healthy, and the family was happy to finally have an heir - A setup for said heir's own happiness.

Rote was raised as befit his station, with a strong sense of his own privileges and how to prove himself worthy of them, not just in battle but in the intellectual field. It was rare that he played with others, as he was too busy training how to read, write, and fight. Nor was there many people who were his social equal, even among the nobility's children.

It was also a time of tension among the Reich des Goldenen Grahles, where the Crown's increasing assertiveness was causing waves among the nobility. Braun Kaufmann was among the opponents of Emperor Karl Maximillian as the latter sought to centralize rule, and Rote fully agreed with his father on that. But then one day, something happened to make the young man question what he had been told.

This was just two months before the Nobles' Rebellion, and Rote was unable to sleep due to anxiety about how the revolt was going to fare when it finally begun. So he decided to walk the halls at night and perhaps read a book in the castle study.

As he walked down, he began to hear voices, voices which belonged to his father and a stranger. He snuck into the study, hiding behind a bookcase as he listened to Braun indigantly talking to a hooded man who spoke of provoking the Emperor of the Reich Des Goldenen Grahles into an act that will ruin the Empire's reputation forever. In his anger, Braun revealed that if Rote's well-being was the cost of the bargain that was made in the Blackwald long ago, then he would not have had Rote in the first place. All the hooded man can say was that it was too late to stop the Rebellion - All they can do is try and win it for Rote to be safe.

And he said it in a way that implied that he knew Rote was there, even though Braun did not.

So when the rebellion finally begun, Rote desperately tried to ensure that his side won, fighting in several battles that paved the way to the final engagement at the plains before Kaiserstadt, where the Emperor unleashed his Gunpowder Army at a dry and rainless day. It was a massive slaugther for the Nobles and their armies, with the Crown's army crushing their opposition with almost laughable ease. Braun was mortally wounded in the battle, but not before whispering Rote his last words.

"I failed you - Do not let Prince Otto die, do not get sent to Venedig! The Old 'Gods'... They are planning..." And then he died.

It was only in the Imperial Dungeons when Prince Otto went to the prisoners to assure them of clemency, that Rote realized what his father meant. As the hooded figure from before appeared behind the heir to the Empire and his two guards (he had brought only those few), Rote raised his voice to warn the Prince but it was too late - With a gesture, the hooded figure had mystically incited the prisoners to riot and stab the hapless prince and guards to death with improvised knives.

And although Rote was not part of the murder, he knew this - That his life had been part of a pre-ordained series of events, a series of events that now culminated in the Iron Decree and his coming enslavement in Venedig.

Filled with resentment at how his birth had been part of a plan to bring back the Old Gods, and how they had toyed with his life as part of a plan to destroy the Church of Existence, Rote vowed this: That whatever humiliation and enslavement he experienced, that he'd bring down the Cult that caused all this!

Starting Faction: None.

Spell List:

Soulfire Enchantment (High) - Causes an object that one holds to burn with silver-white flames that burn Nonmagi (anyone without Spells) like ordinary fire but inflict damage unhealable by Magic (but not Ex. Skills) to Magi, Magical Creatures, and Magitech.

Exceptional Skill List:

Ex. Swordsmanship
Ex. Athletics
Ex. Academics.
Ex. Riding.
Ex. Endurance.

[Rune_Alchemist]

The White Scarab

"Ignorance is an abomination to the Illuminated."

History:

An enigmatic conclave of mages.

Their history is as shrouded in mystery. Hidden behind half truths, misdirection and even outright lies. In order to discover the true history of this secretive cult, one would be hard pressed to discover it without being a member. Some of their detractors say that they're hardly an organized religion at all - saying they're nothing more than madmen spewing nonsense to lure in others. Others say they're just fools with too much free time. Who can blame them, really? The Church of Existence frowns heavily upon them - indeed, the members of this society are welcome openly in no lands, even as though they themselves claim to be harmless seekers of truth.

What is known, is that it was first founded by a woman by the name of La-Zha, the first and the holiest of the Illuminated, said to have ascended to be placed beside the holy being. This pure white, enigmatic being was said to have descended from the holy Moon, bringing with it a gift of fire and incomprehensible knowledge to her. This knowledge was said to change her into a both a Gate of knowledge, a key to mysteries and secrets to those willing to bear the burden of knowledge.

The way the Church of Existence tells it, if she bought any knowledge, it was nothing but chaos and destruction.

The way they tell it however, is far different. The Gate traveled the world. Taking in everything with her own eyes. Writing journals, meeting new cultures, seeking the world and all the mysteries in it while educating and bringing her knowledge to others. Should she have been allowed, she'd have bought understanding to the entire world...and yet, the people were frightened. Terrified of having their blissful ignorance taken from them. So they imprisoned the Key, before executing her. She became the first Illuminated - a Venerated Ancestor that is considered to reside in a White Palace upon the moon. And she, was given the special privilege of being the gate that locks it from the unworthy, and the key to ultimate knowledge.

After her execution, the others fled into hiding, deciding that if the masses did not want their illumination, then they would have it to themselves, sequestering themselves away in small cells, content to study the world around them.

and as such, they have survived to this day despite many a trial.

Religion:

The religion of the White Scarab is simply put, the discovery of knowledge no matter the cost. A religion not every could find palatable, and they would be the first to admit, not everyone who joins their society has the best of intentions, and they would say that they do not care for those outside of their conclave. After all, why should they care for the ignorant masses who reject them? Some have caused many a trouble for Venedig, in pursuit of their own lust for knowledge.

Those of the Scarab worship two beings - The Illuminator, the primary deity, and the Illuminated. Venerable members and ancestors that contributed greatly to the knowledge stores of the Scarab. However, while they praise these beings, there is no formal worship of them. No masses, prayers, or other such arbitrary things. After all, the most pleasing thing to them would be to further knowledge or make a discovery - but every year, during the Summer and Winter solstice, they hold a secretive meeting where a grand debate and exchange of knowledge takes place. Where one can show off their progress to their peers, should they wish.

Upon becoming a Neophyte, those entering must forgo their past. Let go of everything and devote their entire lives from that point on to their new cause. To cement this fact, they are stripped of their old name and after a ritual they are given a new one. These names are kept by a most trusted member of the group, the 'Keeper of Names'. Some believe these names hold power over their holders. Some merely believe its something to exert more control and loyalty.

As well, upon their left breast is tattooed their loyalty in silver ink. A depiction of a torch above a crown, back dropped by a rising sun.

This is the key one needs to enter into any den of theirs. Failure to produce it along with several secret and key words, will be met with nothing but death - or worse, imprisonment. Human experimentation can lead to valuable insights to the physical human nature...

The journals and works of the Gate, as scant few that still exist, are treated as the holiest of texts to them, even if they are written in almost undecipherable code.

Internal workings & Hierarchy:

The hierarchy of the Scarab is divided into four ranks. Neophyte, Adept, Cipher, the Illuminated. They have no formal leader, not officially at any rate, but a council of the most learned and respected members known as the Illuminated are often the ones who make the decisions for the group. At any time, there is only ever five such people, but most have it for many, many years, and sometimes a seat is left unfulfilled for a lifetime - but there is always at least, someone upon the throne of knowledge.

There is a general understand that one can practice and do whatever he likes within the group, so long as he does not endanger the whole.

That said, they are hardly united. The pursuit of knowledge can often make one blind. Obsessed, some might say. Some would put their own ego above others. While officially outlawed - if one has a rival within the group...destroying his work, so long as you are not caught is an accepted practice. Murder, is a common outcome of such plots as well. After all, if you weren't clever or bright enough to see through such a scheme then you likely as well deserved it, according to them.

Their only base of operations, if they have one, is a library on the northern fringes of society. Hidden in a mountainous region, deep underground, carved out by many, many years of construction. This is where all of their knowledge and research is pooled, and only those of rank Cipher and above are allowed entrance, save for the rare special exception. The library doubles as high end magical research facilities, and some rooms date back centuries - and some have been sealed for just as long.

The rest of the time, they operate mostly independently as it is safer for them to do so. At times, in small cells should some agree to work for some common goal.

mage

Name:
Given Name: Franziska Gwerder
True Name: Iathullel (I-th-oo-lel)

Age:
24

Physical Description:
As one might expect of a scholar, Franziska is not too physically impressive. Standing at just five foot four and weighing only 122lbs, she has a slight and overall dainty frame. Her hair is generally kept in a mild state of disarray, messy and unkempt with only a few decorative beads braided into it. A mark of a madwoman who spends too much time reading, perhaps? Or just a traveler who doesn't have time or care for her overall appearance? That said, her face is kept mostly free of blemishes, thanks to a mix of makeup and clever applications of 'change' magic. With bright golden, inquisitive eyes that seem eager to take in all of her surroundings, she's fairly mundane.

When traveling, she wears unassuming, warm robes over a loose, simple shirt and easy to move in pants. Wears a sapphire necklace around her neck.

Important items:

• Her fathers Necklace
• A simple hunting knife in a sheathe around her belt
• First Aid Tools
• Journal, written in a different language

Short Bio: The one now known as Iathullel has been part of the Scarab since she was ten. Her parents, were traders that met their end at sea, and from then she was raised simply by her uncle, living a quiet life in their small town, until a rather curious traveler sporting tales from far off lands, and gifts of sweet honey to the people. Always the curious and precocious child, Iathullel quickly took a liking to the man, who in turn took a liking to her inquisitive mind. He stayed for three days, and during those days Iathullel became enthralled with those stories and little tidbits of information of his.

It was, for this reason, she decided to leave with him without saying a word to anyone. You see, while she had a decent life, she was something of the black sheep. People in the town found her odd, or just rather difficult to be around simply because of her slightly erratic nature. So the man took her under his wing, and inducted her into the society, where she quickly studied everything from science, magitech, and the magical arts, particularly excelling in the fields of biology and mind-based magics.

Eventually however, her caretaker and her had to part ways. Expected, really, of one of their natures. She was just sixteen and she must eventually follow her own path of learning, rather than follow along on his coattails. So, she has been traveling the realm since then as people of her disposition often do. Learning, often trading her healing services for payment or other things.

Starting Faction:
The White Scarab

Spell List:

• Slow Mind - A mind type spell that alters the perception of ones flow of time in a radius of around five meters around the user. Any target with a mind in the radius, will have their perception of time slowed. That is, the caster will appear to be moving at super fast speeds when in reality they are moving at normal speeds. It is those affected that are merely moving slower than normal.
• Erasure - another mind spell, effectively removing her presence from the memories of others. In effect, it acts as a perception blocker, allowing one to travel mostly unnoticed. Only works on unaware targets. Meaning that if someone is already aware of her presence, it won't work. If she performs an action, such as touching a person they will become aware of her presence. If said touched person alerts others to her presence, then they will also become aware. Effectively, its a sort of invisibility spell.
• Purify - a change spell with simple effects. Detoxifies the body, removing poisons and removing dirt and grime from the body. Stronger poisons and curses may resist unless applied continuously.
• Decay - An Underworld spell characterized by a mist of rot expelled from ones hands. Less effective on flesh - mostly corrodes metal, objects, and armor, weakening them permanently and making them easier to deal with, but can cause corrosive burns if exposed to flesh for too long.
• Rabid Mutation - A rather nasty spell that causes a violent, random, biological change in the target. Be it tentacles, rapid growth, or other such effect. Often causes sprouting of new limbs. The pain and sudden shock has a tendency to cause one to become mad from it. Only works on organic targets. Only can be done through a brief touch. Sufficiently willful or physically adept people will be able to resist, and of course, things protected by high magic.

Exceptional Skill List:
Exceptional Surgery (1) - an extreme understanding of the human body. One knows how it works and understands its inner workings. Might be best to find a real doctor though. You might end up as a lab experiment.

[Overlord Thraka]

Mergoux the Butcher

Name: Mergoux
Age: 87
Physical Description: Mergoux stands at six feet tall. She is lithe and lean, her body hard with muscle. Her black hair flows a little past her shoulder and portions of it are usually braided to keep out of her face. Her face would be pretty but for the scar that runs down from just under her left eye to her jaw, along with the fact that Mergoux never, ever, smiles. Her ears are long and pointed like her elven mother's, and are laden heavily with piercings. Studs and rings in gold, silver, and platinum.

Tattoos decorate her body as well, though most are covered by the armor she almost always wears over her thick, leather jerkin. Of the ones ever visible are the dwarven runes on her chin, reading 'Butcher' and the intricate ones on either arm. Starting with manacles tattooed at the wrist, chains wrap halfway up her arm, only to break at the elbow, shattering and morphing into vines that reach up and spill across her upper chest. On either shoulder, the vines wrap around two symbols. One is a circle of eight coins, the other a flower with eight petals. Finally, on the back of her neck, nearly always covered by her hair, there is a slaver's branding mark.



Important items: Mergoux's most treasured possessions are but three.
1. She wields a large, two-handed sword she named 'Talon'. Expertly crafted and enchanted to make it lighter, she strikes with uncanny speed and skill, born of carrying the blade for over half a decade.
2. Her crossbow of dwarven design. Though a bit larger and ungainly, the weapon is surprisingly quick to load and above all, powerful and accurate at long range. What's more, Mergoux is a crack shot.
3. The Safeguard, a spiked helmet of magical origin. Wearing it conceals most of Mergoux's face and head, allowing her to pass for human with ease. What's more, the steel is enchanted with a spell that negates any kinetic energy that impacts it. An arrow would fall lifeless to the ground, a powerful mace blow would merely result in a slight clunk of metal on metal.

Short Bio: Born as Thalia Coldstone to Jared and Elaina Coldstone, an unusual pairing of an Elf and a Human, Thalia did not much enjoy her childhood. Raised in a rather narrow-minded village, she was bullied often and cruelly by the other children for her half-breed nature. Finally it all culminated in several older boys beating on the then 8-year old Half-Elf. It is said perhaps this is where the got her facial scar. Soon after, the Coldstones left down and headed off to live with Elaina's family. They never arrived, for their caravan was attacked by marauding bandits. Thalia was forced to watch her parents die in front of her, and was then taken as a slave by those who had attacked and killed the only family she knew.

The next twelve years were hard for the girl, working under a cruel master, a self-proclaimed Bandit King, hiding deep within the mountains. During that time she worked hard as a labor slave in the cold mountain air, building up her body's strength and resilience until the King himself decided he'd sooner have the unusual young woman as his own 'personal attendant'. She fought back, and it is rumored this is where she received her scar. Two years later, she escaped, mutilating the Bandit King in the process, leaving him cursed to hobble along on one leg for the rest of his life, the other ruined by a blow to the knee by a mace.

She came close to death on the mountainside but was rescued by a group of mercenaries. They nursed her back to health and took her to the local Lord, where with her help they located the Bandit King's stronghold and destroyed it.

After that, Thalia joined the local army. Proving to be a natural with a blade, over the next five years she advanced in rank to that of Sergeant, until one day she and her unit came upon a small encampment of Bandits, many of whom had served under the Bandit king. Against previous orders to scout and observe and wait for backup, Thalia lead her unit into battle against the bandits. She lost half of her twelve men, and when reinforcements arrived to witness the acts of violence and cruelty she was showing the captured bandits, her time in the army was over.

After leaving the army, no-one heard from her for nearly a decade until one day, she turned up again. She claimed a dead or alive bounty on a bandit, and when asked to give her name for the reward, she replied Mergoux. Thalia Coldstone was gone, now there was Mergoux. The next fifty years were marked with blood. Quickly acquiring the moniker of 'The Butcher' for her sadistic, violent tendencies, Mergoux carved her way across the outer lands. She killed not for money, not for fame or glory, not even because she enjoyed doing it, though she did. She killed to prevent what had happened to her from happening to anyone else. She killed to stop cruelty, to protect the weak. She didn't even stop at simple bandits and maruaders. More than a few tyrannical officials of villages and towns wound up losing their head to her blade, the number of legal slavers killed by her numbers in the dozens.

Now, she comes to the city, hearing of a massive slave auction and hoping to put some kind of a stop to it. With her talent for violence, she is confident that she'll be able to at least put a dent in the slavers numbers.

Starting Faction: Independent. Mergoux is an outsider, with no loyalties to any faction inside Vendig upon her arrival. That may change as she learns about them however...

Spell List: None. Mergoux is not a magic user.

Exceptional Skill List:
Ex. Bladecraft (Swords and swordlike weapons) x2
Ex. Toughness/Endurance
Ex. Athletics
Ex. Crossbow skill
Ex. Stealth
Ex. Hearing (This ability comes from her species)

Flaws
Quick to anger
Hateful
Distrustful
Violent

[Smike]

Cocheta

Name: Cocheta Alhryt
Age: 27
Physical Description: Cocheta's whole body is coated in scars and burns from fighting, marks from battles with bandits, beasts and people who had to be "convinced" that she was in charge of their lives now. Her arms and legs bulge with powerfully corded muscles, made for propelling fist, feet or blade into the skulls of her opponents. If one caught her bathing or in some other situation where she wasn't wearing her solid steel and leather armor they'd see a strong back and eight pack abdomen, a hard body for a hard life. Her face is a different story. Salesmanship is the single most important aspect of her job and a warm smile is often the difference between someone walking away or shaking hands on a deal. She keeps her face clear of any blemishes, her tusks and the gold nose ring she wears well polished, the thick ropes of her hair done up in neat dreadlocks decorated with feathers and beads. A bit of makeup applied to her lips, cheeks and eyes give her that bit of appeal that can be so helpful in suckering people in.

Cocheta

Important items:

Quick Sprint

A noble stallion Cocheta raised since he was a colt. Strong enough to carry her and one other person as well as her equipment.

Freedom

A simple iron tomahawk decorated over the years with engravings and trophies from defeated enemies.

Captivity

6 feet long and made of black leather, Cocheta wields this cat 'o' nine tails with vicious skill

Blow-Breaker

Steel lamellar armor with thick leather beneath it, it's saved it's owner from many a wound.

Short Bio: Cocheta was born to Delshay Alhryt of Alhryt-Liu Trade and Lending, heir to a banking empire built off the backs of slaves. Her life was planned out for her as soon as she was born: training in the arts of bartering and diplomacy as well as honing her skills in combat to ensure that she could defend her family business. The young Xul took to her lessons very well, memorizing byzantine trade laws and currency exchange rates as well as learning to use a tomahawk and whip. There was a certain symetry she enjoyed about her teachings, being instructed on how to dismantle a person's finances as well as their body. A properly worded contract could be just as devastating a weapon as any blade provided the signer was desperate enough. There was no shortage of people who needed a loan, families trying to keep their homes, mothers who couldn't make enough money to feed their children, men who had gambled away their wages. Her father taught how to get all of them to sign terms they couldn't afford. Short term losses that led to new stock to sell on the block.

And when too many people actually managed to pay off the exorbitant interests rates there was always plenty of people traveling the roads by themselves, hunters that could be snatched from the woods, stock in other countries that could be quietly seized. There were plenty of opportunities to make money once you knew where to look. And she got her chance to start looking at the age of twenty when her father retired.

Seven years later she managed to do quite well for herself, increasing profits by almost fifty percent. But it's not enough. Cocheta is determined to make as much money as she can for as long as she can.
Starting Faction:
Spell List: None
Exceptional Skill List: Exceptional Trade (2) Exceptional Tomahawk Usage (2) Exceptional Whip Usage (1) Exceptional Diplomacy (1)

[Stern Algorithm]

Dr. Shen LinMu

Name: Shen LinMu (森 林木)

Age: 33

Physical Description:

LinMu has fair skin, long, silky raven hair that goes down to his waist, and pointed yet welcoming golden eyes. He has an effeminate air about him, lightly perfumed and dressed in delicate fabrics, with a confident, elegant strut. yet he only barely approaches opulence, though his wealth is readily apparent, it is not visually oppressive, staying just humble enough for people to see him as relate-able and charitable.

Important items:

• Apothecary's desk -
  A desk with plenty of paper, ink, and quills for writing important missives. Mounted on the desk are shelves and shelves of tiny drawers full of powders and bottles of ingredients, and bags of seeds. Beneath are bookshelves containing ledgers and receipts that record his business transactions.
• Alchemy table -
  Table with mortars, pestles, crucibles, flasks, burners, distillers, etc. for preparing medicine.
• Wood and silk folding fan -
  Used to gesture and to fan himself during hot, Venedig summers.

Short Bio:

LinMu calls himself a merchant and trader from Tian, but that is only because he has a very loose definition of what constitutes as trade. In actuality, he is a spy and dealer of information. His father was a pharmacist, like his father before him. Being humble and poor, LinMu bristled against his life of poverty and simplicity, soon learning about more lucrative, and less legal, applications of his skill. He soon found himself embroiled with the criminal underworld, but due to his talent for earning the trust of people, he soon found that not only were corrupt officials involved, but that it went all the way up. His people skills and prowess with his craft soon caught the eye of those in the intelligence division. Recruited as a spy, he was sent to Venedig, the city of trade, to gather information. There he established Dr. Shen's House of Healing, an apothecary storefront that traded in medicines, but also served as front for seedy operations, such as the manufacturing of poisons and recreational drugs, as well as slave trade, human trafficking, and prostitution. And all this was a front for the trade of information. Of particular note was Dr. Shen's willingness to allow slaves to buy their freedom from him if they provided him with useful information. This makes his establishment a tantalizing destination for escaping slaves, but also a bit of a trap, because if the information is not worth enough, they become his chattel, to do with as he pleases. And Dr. Shen's House of Healing is not the kind of place an unprepared slave would want to be.

Starting Faction: Celestial Empire of Tian

Spell List:

• Wood manipulation -
  A world spell, LinMu has a strong affinity to wood, allowing him to bend and shape plant matter, living and dead, to his whim. His understanding of plant-based toxins and the plants which produce them allows him to use this spell to deadly effect. That coupled with the fact that almost all the furniture, and the entire building of his establishment is made of wood, means that his store is his weapon.
• Merge with wood -
  A Change spell, LinMu can turn his body into wood and merge with plant matter. This makes him extremely difficult to kill and can be used as an escape. It also allows him to merge with his store. In conjunction with wood manipulation, his control is greatly increased, abolishing the typical sluggishness that is often associated with animated plant matter.

Exceptional Skill List:

• Exceptional Aesthetics -
  LinMu carefully dresses and decorates his store to appear as welcoming as possible, offering him a high degree of charisma and charm, and creating an uncanny level of trust towards him in those who seek to do business with him.
• Exceptional Alchemist
  Dr. Shen's store's success is based off of his high-quality medicines, poisons and drugs. Not only does he have access to the finest ingredients, he knows how to extract their essences flawlessly, and if confronted with the unknown, can superbly deduce much information given enough time to experiment.
• Exceptional Persuasion
  LinMu has been trained to speak and negotiate, exuding a willingness to hear out what the other side needs, while providing acceptable justifications for his own desires. This coupled with his use of mild, opiate incense allows him to accentuate this trait.
• Exceptional Businessman
  LinMu has a good head for finances, and is not afraid to make a risky investment. Though he has profited and exploited others, it has never gotten to the degree that his reputation as an honest financial partner has been harmed. He preaches the Tian principle of Love in all his dealings, and many leave Dr. Shen's table feeling like they've struck a fair deal.

[Zoey Boey]

Jehenne Alcroft

Name: Jehenne Alcroft
Age: 36
Physical Description:

Jehenne

Jehenne is a beautiful brunette with fair skin, sharp, large features, and dark eyes. She stands at just under six feet and has a slender, elegant body type.

Important items: An expensive necklace her older brother gave her. Most likely taken from her.

Short Bio: Jehenne spent most of her life in her older brother's shadow. Rodrick was a proud, arrogant fool, and one of the only people Jehenne truly cared for. His honesty and earnest nature contrasted so much so with her quiet, calculating, and cynical one. They made quite the team, and Jehenne offered the favorite sibling advice. In many ways, if he was successful, she was successful. Parents were a non-issue for Jehenne, they were old, boring, and unambitious. It was a miracle that they raised such interesting children, in her mind. Jehenne lived a pampered, well educated life, and certainly partook in the methods of slavery as well. Benefits of the silver spoon, she supposed. Rodrick was a better person than she, and he always seemed a bit uncomfortable with the flippant way she treated her fellow man, but without even realizing she always deftly maneuvered out of the topic if he ever started to bring it up.

Eventually, his earnest ways took him too far, and he was killed in battle rebelling against who he viewed as a tyrant. Jehenne was broken and saddened by this loss, and the world seemed darker without him. Sometimes, it felt like without him, she was the only real person left...sometimes. Nonetheless, next in line to the throne, Jehenne would be made an example of. Sold into slavery in the city of Venedig, as a househould servant, and potentially other, darker things. A taste of her own bitter medicine, though she certainly hasn't seen it as such. What has been done to her is an abomination and injustice, and escape will be hers, if not vengeance.

Starting Faction: The ex-noble slaves
Spell List:

Suggestion: A spell of Mind Magic origin, Jehenne can use this ability to manipulate the emotions of a single or multiple targets. The more targets there are, the more split her power becomes, and the less effective it is. She can use this to calm, persaude, or manipulate, giving her already silver tongue a sharp, magical edge.

Minor healing: From the school of Change, Jehenne can draw upon the ability to heal minor wounds and calm major wounds. She can also reverse aging, which she does on occasion for herself, and she used to do it on her brother. She's not a vain person...but, well, maybe a little. Nothing wrong with learning to give herself and others a little extra elegance in age?

Exceptional Skill List:

Exceptional Diplomacy x2: Diplomacy was Jehenne's role as a noblewoman. As such, she has a refined skill of telling people what they want to hear, or don't want to hear, in order to get what she wants. Most people are like puzzles to be figured out. Once you know what to say, one could play them like an instrument.

Exceptional Lying: Jehenne is an excellent liar. Using her words alone, one would never be able to tell she wasn't telling the truth. Evidence and catching her out on contradictions is the only way, and she is very good at making sure that doesn't happen.

Exceptional Investigation: Jehenne can finds things. Whether it be people, contacts, or objects. It's hard to hide things from her.

[Landaus Five-One]

Louise Ester von Hammerwhirl

”My family’s Traditions are too ridged and blatantly negative towards my growth as a mage.”

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Name:
Louise Ester von Hammerwhirl

Nickname:

The Firebringer – Louise was given this nickname as soon as her family disowned her and branded her with a specific tattoo on her back. She will always be the black sheep of her family because of that brand on her back given to her by her own mother Raina. Whom she actually loved like a mother until that day.

Birthdate:
June 21

Age:
22

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Physical Description:

The tradition of the von Hammerwhirl family is long and deep within everything they wear and how pretty they must be for the women in the family. Louise is standing at five foot and six inches and weighs 130 lbs, her body frame is a bit more robust and beautiful looking in terms of an hourglass shape. She looks a bit stronger since its mostly because of the rigorous training tradition of the family in most things. Her silver eyes always have a burning fire within them that has never dimmed but only became brighter after being freed of the tradition. Louise’s hair is the most unique thing about her, which is because it can catch a lit and look as if it is on fire, when it is actually fire. It is vibrant and it’s color is red, which normally when it isn’t catch a lit by the change of oxygen in the room or if she gets into a heated conversation that usually causes the room to heat up as well.

Louise has a tattoo brand on her back, which is called the Firebringer. It is a tattoo showing what she did to cause her to become the disowned from her family, it is an image of a home burning down with wicked flames attached to said house. This is a way for the von Hammerwhirl family to never forget or never forgive what Louise has done. She wears mage gear, which was handcrafted by her own family to painstakingly decrease the intensity of the flames. They sprout from her new clothes since they are an insulator for said uncontrollable magics she wields. The Necklace around her necklace does the opposite of what other magical stones do instead of allowing the flames and fires to writhe and go out of control. It absorbs the magic fire before it is able to escape and damage the surrounding lands or buildings.

She wields a specific fire staff, which the von Hammerwhirl family knows much about it is called the Goreflame Staff. It was very fitting for her since its based around what she wanted the most freedom and the staff wanted it too. The Staff is very creepy in how it can speak to her and other people as if it is a living magical weapon. Louise has a highly deep understanding of certain things rather than others, however, the freedom she feels now than she did is breathtaking. It’s in how she walks, which is different to how she walked or ran before it’s like she was running from the tradition and now she runs because she can and will to whatever she’ll get.

Louise has a necklace around her neck that’s in a bow-shaped look since its her mother’s handcrafted silver necklace, which she got after her being disowned. It’s one of the important items in her whole world since her mother still truly loves her but has to act cruel and mean since her father would probably do the same to her.

Important Items:

• The Goreflame Staff
  
  The entire staff is made up of Obsidian, which is why it is black with fire spouting from its top. It gave everyone in the von Hammerwhirl a fright every time it speaks as a mother and her two children. The only person that wasn’t afraid of the staff, which was Louise since it is a flame staff. She enjoyed speaking to a staff that sounds like a mother and two children that were brutally sacrificed in creating this staff for a powerful fire mage. The Souls within the Staff itself the mother, her teenage daughter and her youngest child are 31 years old, 15 years old and 9 to 10 years old in question. In terms of what it does, other than the creepy voices coming from the staff itself.
  
  It can empower one spell within Louise’s Arsenal to be more much more controllable than her magic usually is, since it is as wild as her. It takes a day for it to recharge its ability to empower a single spell within Louise’s arsenal to make it more direct towards a more defensive than offensive spell. The oddity of these transforming offensive spells into defensive is because of the souls within the Staff trying to protect their wielder in anyway possible.
  
  The additionally oddly weird thing it can do is stand perfectly still within the middle of a room as if it is being held. However, it isn't being held because it is watching over the room in question it is placed in by Louise. Louise usually places it in in the middle of the Inn room, which she sleeps in.
• The Bow-Shaped Necklace of Opposites
  
  The Bow-Shaped Necklace of Opposites is a highly unique pendant necklace, which its bow-shaped pendant opens up showing her mother Raina and herself on the other side. It’s mostly telling her that no matter what Raina will always be her mother even though the head of the family outright disallows it, which is her father Steven. Her mother is still wielding her favorite bow in the picture and would rather die than see her own child killed by Steven for basically being a mage.
• Louise’s Journal
  
  Louise has always kept a journal to record things that she wishes to keep from people but its pretty obvious her childhood wasn’t that fun compared to what she’s doing now. She has never regretted for what she did to her family’s home because of the fact it was needed to show her father some humility. However, it made her definitely afraid of him since he was justified in his 100% stance in killing her ever since Louise was found out to be a Mage. The Journal has the von Hammerwhirl coat of arms on the back of it.
• Gold Pouch

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Starting Faction:

Alhryt-Liu Trade & Lending Company

Louise joined the Alhryt-Liu Trade & Lending Company, which she could get away from her blatantly highly ridged family’s traditions. It’s primarily because her entire family outright disowned her for what she did before she went to join the company. She is a message runner for the company about escaped slaves, which is basically a general laborer job. The Company themselves don’t care about the fact she is a mage.

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Spell List:

• The Will of Fire
  
  The Will of Fire is basically an effected by her mood, which if she ever gets into an agrument that makes her extremely angry. It causes her flames that sprout off her body, clothes to start moving to do something a bit more dangerous than usual, which is basically arson. She lost control of what she basically is and caused her childhood home to burn down.
  
  Empowered Effect: This changes the Will of Fire from a highly dangerous burn everything down type spell into a fire shield, which wraps gently around Louise protecting her from anything that is easily burned if it is shot directly at her. The empowered effect is from the Goreflame Staff. You have to say, ’Please Goreflame Staff shield me from the projectiles of the people who would harm me.’
• The Rain of Fire
  
  The Rain of Fire is basically a spell that she casts to effect a large area in front of her, which constantly pelts the area with fire balls that rain from the skies. It’s damage differs when its against nature or against people, when it faces nature its pretty much highly destructive. While the people will usually only have third degree burns unless they are healed by a person taught in advanced medicines and cures of the time.
  
  Empowered Effect: This changes the Rain of Fire into the Wall of Fire, which causes it to rise from the ground in a definite wall shape in front of her. It’s a protective barrier against anyone stupid enough to try to charge at her without thinking ahead and it protects her from arrows and bolts too. The empowered effect is from the Goreflame Staff. You have to say, ‘Please Goreflame Staff wall off these intruders from my sight so I don’t have to look at them anymore.’
• The Elemental of Fire
  
  The Elemental of Fire is a powerful fire spell, which she learned from the Goreflame Staff. It allows her to control a single fire elemental as long as she’s able to keep calm and collected. The Elemental has two primary forms of attacking, which are the use of fireballs or a flame whip in keeping people in line with whoever is required to stay in line. The elemental looks like a 31 year old woman in size and height but has bluish green pulsing eyes while staring at people. It talks similarly as the older soul within the Goreflame Staff.
  
  Empowered Effect: This changes the Elemental of Fire into the Aura of Fire, which causes Louise to calm down and remain focused on whatever task she was doing before she got angry and uncontrollable. It’s primarily a focusing aura of fire than an aura of fire that harms people, it is still hot to the touch but would feel like hot water falling on your face more than anything. The empowered effect is from the Goreflame Staff. You have to say, ’Please Goreflame Staff stop me from doing something stupid and keep me focused.’
• The Fire Seal
  
  The Fire Seal spell is a spell, which she learned from the Goreflame Staff. It allows her to place a seal on the ground, which bars off a person from going a certain direction. When it activates it warns any nearby guards or others to the person whom tried to escape from their cell. The activation sound is a laughter at blocking someone’s escape. However, there can only be only two of these placed at a time and they cannot be activated at the same time since there’s a delay to the trap’s activation.
  
  Empowered Effect: This changes the Fire Seal into the Flame Longbow, which Louise is able to wield in her hands as long as they are on fire. Both seals on the ground are completely dissipated and utterly transforms the seals if they haven’t been activated into a Flame Quiver with 15 Flame Arrows to be used. It’s specifically shaped into whatever bow she likes the look of, which is why it looks specifically like her mother’s bow in the picture. The empowered effect is from the Goreflame Staff. You will have to say, ’Please Goreflame Staff make my aim true so I can feel like my mother feels when she wields a bow.’

Exceptional Skill List:

• The Raina Style of Archery (Exceptional Archery)
  
  Louise is completely able to wield any bow or crossbow as long as she wields them for hunting purposes. It’s mostly because her mother Raina was taught from a young age to wield a longbow to hunt her own food and what not. Raina passed down her skills in hunting down animals to her daughter Louise since she saw she would need it sooner than later.
• The von Hammerwhirl’s Endurance (Exceptional Endurance)
  
  The Rigorous training regimen that her father put her through has increased her endurance to be better and able to handle certain things better. It’ll take a long time for her endurance to be as great as her father or any of the Hammerwhirl Family’s greatest warriors for hire. That are also great mage killers on top of it. It is why she’s a bit more built for wearing heavier armor than most woman her size.

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Personality:

Louise has quite a hotheaded streak throughout her childhood while growing up. It caused her constantly to butt heads with her father Steven. He was a bit of a prick and didn’t see her as a daughter and more of an obstacle to be dealt with in the most severe ways. However, he tried to pass down some knowledge and tradition to her, however, she didn’t want it at all because how he didn’t treat her with respect. Their relationship was never really going to be fixed since niether of them got what they wanted throughout their whole life living together. She thought to try to teach her father some humility but it was no use and caused her to literally do something she never has regretted since.

She was wholly sick and tired how everyone in her family minus her own mother treated her. They kept her shackled without having the actual shackles on her at the house like a caged bird unable to go free. All the things in the family was mandatory no matter what because of the family’s tradition, which caused her to feel definitely not enjoying her time there. It would’ve taken something distrastic for her to be free of her shackles, which caused her to walk up to her father one day and literally tell him off. However, what he said to her that day caused her to be very afraid of him, which is why she never felt sorry for the burning of her own home. It felt more like a prison than a loving and caring home.

Louise was finally free, however, she had to lose her connection with her mother Raina because she had to say some very mean things to her. Raina always loved her daughter Louise and never going to ruin that because of what her husband Steven wants. She got what she always wanted from her mother, which is the necklace of opposites. It was the most prideful thing she liked from her mother’s necklace collection. She’s much more calm and collected around her mother but her magic goes wild when around her father Steven since he’s a bit of an asshole. It pained her mother to brand her daughter with the tattoo of what she had done but it was one step closer to the freedom she desires the most.

She got her freedom even though she got disowned by her family, however, she’s able to do what she wanted to do and that’s to do whatever is in her own power to make a name for herself. It’s the first time she felt not tied to a name and a home because of her father Steven but truly herself.

Short Bio:

Louise was born to Steven Janus von Hammerwhirl and Raina August von Hammerwhirl on a beautiful summer morning on the 21st of June. They didn’t know at the time that Louise was in the most aspects was a mage and couldn’t control her powers not at all. Throughout her young childhood within the family was basically a loving warm family taking care of their new addition to the family. However, Steven was mostly out on his contracts working as a Mage Killer or otherwise. Her mother Raina stayed at home mostly keeping her two children at the time happy and keeping each other out of trouble. It was basically the reason why it was a loving home at first.

This loving home changed to a basically a landscape of hell that was unable to stop when Louise was at least eight years old. Is when one of the maids in the home saw her hair on fire, as if she was burning to death, however, it was more like she was awakening to her magical potential. Her father outright put out the fire, however, a few moments of the hair being dried it lit back up. Steven was utmost furious at the whole ordeal and called a mandatory family meeting about what to do with the awakened mage in their own family. He ignored his wife’s pleas of not killing the child on her 15th birthday alike all the others that have been killed because they awakened to their magical potential. However, when he asked her response, she outright yelled it to her husband to not kill Louise Ester von Hammerwhirl and she’ll be responsible for anything the child will do or will not do with her magic. It was because of that plea from Raina August von Hammerwhirl that allowed their daughter Louise to stay alive. This one decision made Steven outright dickish towards his wife Raina and his daughter Louise in particular he stopped loving them.

Louise had to go through every single thing her father put her through with a face of irritation. As she got older, the more annoyingly question asking towards her father she was, she constantly asked questions to her father in why he was being distant. She did get through him in making him stop being so distant with Raina, it took this child he outright despised to fix his relationship with her mother. Steven outright didn’t thank the black sheep for the help, he did gave her a backhanded insult to the youngish girl. She was 15 years old at the time when that backhanded insult happened. It was obvious she didn’t like the insult her father gave her since she had a definite trying time to keep herself calm in not losing control of what she had.

She had a better connection with her mother than her father anyway. However, Steven needed some humility and becoming generous again because he was being quite distant and hateful towards her. Exactly three years later, she walked into her father’s study and asked him specifically why he called her a black sheep and all the mean and hateful things he said to her while she was growing up. Steven looked directly at her and told her, her useless mother should have let you die by his own hands in a battle to the death combat. But Raina had to outright say no, alike she was protecting her own daughter from her mage killer father. Louise at this moment became highly afraid and lost her calm and collective hotheaded persona and she went out and said the one thing that her father said to her all the time. In the moment of fury and hate, she told her father specifically she hated him for being a cruel monster that butcher the helpless. This caused her will of fire to go out of control and tried to kill her father exactly because of his plainly disrespect of fighting fair. The von Hammerwhirl family fights fair in a fight, but she told him I guess fighting fair doesn’t matter if it is against mages.

Steven outright laughed at her blatantly insulting towards the traditions of the family, however, he always knew mages were unjust to live. However, he promised his wife not to harm Louise if she debases herself to show what all mages want and that’s his head and his family broken and destroyed. He was a bit amazed that his daughter wanted to kill him, however. It made him tinge at the thought of being killed by a mage in his own family, however, he shrugged off the magic emitting from his daughter. Steven outright called his daughter weak and hopeless, if his hands weren’t tied behind his back he would kill her right now with his Great Maul in its holder on the ground. However, she was furious and the will of fire of her entire body started to engulf the home. She told her father, than you don’t deserve a home to live in I felt hopeless in this house and I now know the reason for this, you father.

Steven learned on single thing he should ignore his wife’s pleas the next time this happens with any of his children and kill them when they turn 15. He knew all the house was already evacuated because he was planning to upgrade his home anyway but it needed to be burnt down anyways. Louise was confused in why she was thanked for burning down their home. However, she fainted from her magical power being overexerting a bit too much since the entire mansion was being consumed by fire. He helped her since he can handle the heat and didn’t want his own daughter to die by something stupid as being exhausted while in a burning building. The only good thing he done for his daughter the entire time she was alive. In a sense, he was taught humility but didn’t care about such things since his daughter was a mage.

Louise woke up awhile later in a small house with her mother sitting by her. Raina told her that her family agreed of disowning her and outright freeing her of the bonds of her name. However, Louise was a bit tearful when she learned that she wouldn’t be able to use her full name. Raina tried to calm her down since not many people will know what she has done since they are so removed from Venedig. She could still use her name as long as she doesn’t show the tattoo she has to be given, which is unable to be removed via the magic she wields. It is basically called the firebringer tattoo, it describes very well on her back that she burnt down the childhood home of her, her elder brother Ethan and her younger sister Fiona. She was basically happy to get the tattoo since she would feel better outside and walking about being helpful instead of helpless. Raina told her how long the new renovation will take in terms of rebuilding the mansion brand new. She finally realized why her father thanked her for burning down the house now, she was necessary. It took her a bit and sighed because that’s too much for her the last thing her father did was make her burn down their own house. However, she always felt like it was required for her to feel better than she always had.

It took at least 3 years for them to create the necessary gear for her to decrease her magical potential and she was given the most creepy staff in the vault of the von Hammerwhirl Family, the Goreflame Staff. The only part of the mansion that was completely untouched since it can withstand much more than a fire. She was not really creeped out by the weapon they gave to her but she was a bit dazzled by the fact it could speak in a feminine voice. However, she was told that there’s three souls within the Goreflame Staff that are female that were sacrificed for nothing basically by her father. Since the mage was overconfident and was caught completely unaware by the Mage Killers that were hunting him.

After all that she was let go and she traveled where her freedom wanted her to go, which caused her to find herself in Venedig and joining the Alhryt-Liu Trade and Lending Company as a lowly message runner for the company about escaped slaves. The company didn’t really mind she was a mage at all because they allow all sorts of folks to join their company. She just turned 22 years old when she joined up with the Alhryt-Liu Trade and Lending Company.

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Additional Information

The von Hammerwhirl Family

The von Hammerwhirl Family are steeped in tradition and routine that served them for many generations and the fact they outright have a hostile reaction to any form of magic. They are blatantly ignorant and arrogant towards anyone who’s deemed a mage and sees it as a form of cheating. They are highly honorable when fighting in another faction’s wars or any such aggressive action, which they always strive in saving the civilians first instead of letting them die. They primarily wield great mauls, tower shields and heavy plate mail with chained mail underneath to protect themselves from arrows.

It has said they usually get hired by the City Government of Venedig and any other faction that gives them a large amount of coin to fight against bandits or monsters of the surrounding area of the city. It is said a terrible calamity befell the family when their family gained an unlikely very heated debate surrounding their second born daughter Louise. It is very rare that a mage is born within the Hammerwhirl family but whenever it happens they usually do the best option and kill the child, however, the mother didn’t want Louise to die. This was pretty much the reason why Louise was left alive throughout her childhood always unable to wield what she was, a mage. She felt like a caged bird in a very tight knit community of people who will always hate her for what she is rather than being open minded about the future.

The family after a certain thing happened outright disowned Louise because of this. Her family curses her name and calls her the Firebringer as a highly negative outlook. Her mother has regretted her decision in allowing her child live but its too late for that. The von Hammerwhirl family are one of the family’s that people usually hire to hunt down and kill Mages if they are too dangerous. However, the scar on the family is the fact they allowed Louise to live when they should have all came to the agreement to kill the girl when she came to the age of 15.

The Family:

• Steven Janus von Hammerwhirl (Alive – 45)
• Raina August von Hammerwhirl (Alive – 45)
• Ethan Lee von Hammerwhirl (Alive – 24)
• Louise Ester von Hammerwhirl (Alive – 22)
• Fiona Dora von Hammerwhirl (Alive – 15)

[Solaris]

Heretic

Name: The Lonesome Heretic

Age: Twenty

Physical Description: His skin is fair, thus burns easily, therefore he developed a farmer’s tan on his pursuit to Venedig. His hair is dirty blonde, quite brown, but with streaks of gold that seldom appear near its ends, and though it has slightly grown out, it is cut to a length and style appropriate for a man of his status in the current times. His eyes are like little suns, burning with voracity, appraising those who meet his gaze. His stature is not imposing, though he’s a far cry from a half man, most bands of highwaymen would see him as easy prey. Underneath the black robes which he wears are his muscles, his greatest ally, which are lean, yet extraordinarily dense, which also causes him to be much heavier than he appears to be. He usually wears black mage robes and a cloak.



Important items:

Black Dragon’s Grimoire: Black leather-bound book with the mark of the dragon, maroon in color, stained on its cover. Within it is inscribed a foreign alphabet and tongue, which describe many spells that in Reich der Goldenen Grahles would be considered taboo. The nature of the spells contained in it describe the consumption and transmutation of the souls of the living, which can be used to grant the user of this magic great power, knowledge and ability. Though in order to achieve this the sanctity of the human spirit must be violated, as in this book, the souls of mortals are seen merely as food to be consumed.

Black Dragon’s Gospel: Religious text that contains the story of the Black Dragon. It details the covenant and law which he gave to his followers which they must abide by, as well as many folk tales and parables. This too is written in the Dragon's tongue.

Heretic’s Journal: contains the details of his life and travels up to the point where he lost his memories. He avoids reading this since he does not want to be tied to a past which he never lived. Even though he may need to read it in order to gain the answers which he seeks. It is in the same language as his grimoire

Weylin Krueger’s Treatise on Physiological Draconic Transmutation: A book written by a biologist from the Reich who became a Draconian citizen. The book is a study on the effects that the dragon’s blood has on different species after prolonged exposure. This is written in the common tongue.

Cracked electrum ring: A destroyed enchanted ring that was forged from electrum.

Dragon amulet: A steel amulet of a dragon with an orange crystal imbedded in it. After being examined by scholars they discovered that it is enchanted with the magic of space and time. It is also the source of the voice which he hears.

Living Dagger: An ancient dagger made of the still living ivory of the black dragon. It has an iron hilt adorned with silver and the part which is bone lacks a blade, being conical in shape leading to a sharp point. By killing people with the dagger, it consumes their souls giving them to the Dragon which he worships. In exchange for souls the Dragon may grant either his aspect or his blood to the wielder of the dagger. When the dragon gifts his blood or aspect it drips from the tip of the dagger and can be collected simply with a glass bottle.

Short Bio: One day he woke up having been marooned on a rocky isle, dazed, with a few strange possessions, and at best, a hazy recollection of his past. He seemed to be going insane. He had constant headaches, would often space out, and had fits where he would experience temporary blindness and vertigo. On top of these he heard a voice that hurled insults at him and explained matters of gods, dragons, souls, dragon gods, vengeance and sin that seemed lofty and above his station. Fortunately for him he found a small fishing settlement on the other side of the island after wandering about for a while. There, he received what little amenities that the villagers could afford to give him. Their kindness appeased the voice and helped the nameless man learn of his situation. Though the reasons why he was there remained a mystery to him, once he knew that he was within the borders of Reich der Goldenen Grahles, he knew that he was on the right path. He stayed there for a while Thus when the strongest men of the village were about to set sail to Venedig’s port to find work in its whaling fleet, the young man joined them. He befriended them, learning that his sailing skills weren’t half bad in the process.

when he arrived at Venedig he did one thing. He went to a place of study where he could learn of the strange items and books that he brought with him. There he studied, learned and asked many questions. He for the first time delved into the books he brought with him, having mustered the courage to see what was detailed inside of them. One seemed to be his journal. He avoided it, some will within him stopped him from discovering his past. The other was quite large and seemed to contain only spells, detailing their mechanics. When he read the spells from the second book to the scholars, they scoffed at him. Giving him the name “Heretic” and “race traitor” they threw him out. Word spread of this new heretic and the forbidden magic that he possessed, and even those who were not in scholarly communities began to avoid him.

The only people in town who remained by his side were those fishermen from the village who befriended him. They managed to get him a job on a whaling ship so that he could make some coin, putting in a good word with the captain who reluctantly agreed to employ him. They helped him some more, disguising themselves as nobles fetching books from places of study for him. Thus, he managed to relearn some magic. Though even that came to an end, for his friends had to return to their village, for the whales began to migrate as the season ended. The Heretic contemplated joining them, seeing that the city would never accept him, but the knowledge that he gained while there intrigued him, so he decided to remain. Unfortunately he had to live in the slums, due to his cursed knowledge, not a single respectable establishment would allow him to take quarter there. The slums did have its perks however. He learnt That the slums are home to some shady folks that do not care how forbidden the magic you possess is, only how gold the coin in your pocket is and how difficult are those tasks you desire to be fulfilled, and so the Lonesome Heretic began to make mischief in Venedig.

Starting Faction: Regnum Draconiae – A petty kingdom on uncharted islands in the northern sea, secluded by it’s thick fog and treacherous waters, few bother to venture there, and all who have never returned. The Kingdom of Draconia was founded when a wounded dragon fell from the heavens and formed a covenant with seventeen shepherds who came to his aid and restored his faith in mortal-kind. They offered the dragon their prayers and vowed to treat their subjects justly, and in exchange the dragon gifted the shepherds with his blood and power. The shepherds used their mighty magic to erect a temple to this dragon, where in its deepest crypt he would reside, and built the port capitol of Harwich, the only city in the kingdom. After the chieftains who worshiped the old Gods were expelled one of the shepherds was elected king and the others served as his loyal vassals.

The church of the dragon was soon after founded when the dragon inscribed his knowledge with fire in nineteen books, Grimoires of The Black Dragon, and used the bone from his wing, which was severed from his body by his foe, to create nineteen living daggers. One of each was given to each of the noble houses, one to the royal family, and one to head of the church, who was elected as the most just soul of the nobles. The last pair was kept by the Dragon. The first iteration of the Black Dragon’s gospel included only the Dragon’s origin, motivation, as well as the covenant formed between Dragon and Shepherd, though later iterations had other folk tales and parables added, with the approval of the dragon. The gospel was first entrusted to the first dragon priest, the head of the dragon’s church, who had it copied and distributed to all the households of the land, and as the noble's job was to protect the people from outside threats it was the church's job to protect the people from themselves.

Many Millennia have past since the country’s founding and through the moral foundation laid out by the church and the harsh punishments delivered to the wicked, the country had never found itself at war, nor experienced civil unrest. This was due to the hard work of those who call themselves “Agents of Draconia”. They who gather droves of texts and information from the great empires of mortal-kind, and sow seeds of doubt and discouragement in any explorer ambitious, or mad enough to venture into the northern sea. There were also those who sought those who were blessed by the dragon who were born outside the kingdom. The Heretic was one of these individuals (born outside the kingdom).

He is currently being pursued by agents of Draconia who wish to return him to his country. Despite his amnesia, he will remain loyal to Draconia when he once again learns of its existence, for it is the only nation which will accept him.

Spell List:

Spirit forge (high): a spell that allows him to manifest a melee weapon with a finite volume. The weapon can take any form of the set volume, being white hot, emanating flame. The weapon is his soul manifested in the physical world. Its major flaw is that if the weapon is destroyed, Heretic will become permanently brain dead.

Devour soul (high): when a foe is incapacitated and near death, he can rend the still living soul from it’s body and devour it. When he devours a soul he can choose to consume it, adding to his mana capacity or strengthening the spells that he already knows. If he decides not to consume it, it can be used in powerful enchantments and rituals, which he has not yet learned.
Current number of souls devoured(0) consumed(0)

Exceptional Skill List:

Ex strength: Combat training made him strong

Ex agility: from the strength of his muscles, and honing his reflexes, his muscle memory which wasn't erased. his speed is unmatched

Ex endurance: from rigorous training, his mind can force his body to surpass its limits, despite the pain and physical price he will have to pay.

Ex: Magical Aptitude: the ability to use magic and learn new spells comes to him with ease. This is one of the blessings of the Black Dragon.

Flaws:

Major head trauma: memory loss, periodic headaches, symptoms of vertigo and blackouts, negatively effects magic usage.

Talking amulet: insults that are usually directed at him can be misinterpreted by others, the cherry on top of his pariah status

Pariah status: devouring the souls of living beings is very taboo in the Reich

Whimsical: tends not to think before he acts, says and does the most idiotic of things at the most idiotic of times.

[Letter Bee]

NPCs


Originally some random Google Image I found, now Frederick Edelweiss - Imagine him as naked, okay?


Originally Kanie from Amagi Brilliant Park, now Heinrich Edelweiss - Imagine him as naked, okay?


Originally Henry Tudor, now Kaspar Ridolfi - He isn't naked.

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Sir Tamlorn “Tam” Winter-Rose

Name: Sir Tamlorn “Tam” Winter-Rose
Age: 28
Physical Description:
Waves of messy blond hair fall to his shoulders, like seas of midsummer wheat and beaten gold. Beneath dark brows, the calm pools of his eyes, deep eyes, eyes the dark green found in the shade of a forest when the promise of autumn is whispered every night, drink in the world. His face wears the words “handsome” and “pretty” with equal comfort; it is slender and cleanshaven, his skin pale and smooth like a river stone, and angles of nose, cheek, and jaw cut shadows like a sculpture cuts marble. His lips are pink and full.

Tam’s frame is a willow switch, strong and sleek. Its motion is smooth and flowing, like the rolling of a sycamore seed, the licking tongue of fire, or the swell of the deep, wide ocean, each hiding power greater than their beauty.

He has all manner of fine clothes, preferring boots suited to riding and fashion with loose, trailing sleeves.

Important items:
Spear (Enchanted)
A shaft of dark wood, Tam’s height and half more, riddled with runes of burnished silver and iron, and tipped with a stout metal point, meant for piercing. Bolts of blue and green silk are tied to just beneath the point. It can extend to a maximum of three times its length, or shrink to one third of that, at the wielder’s will. The runes also imbue the shaft with increase durability.

Sword (Enchanted)
A slender blade to slash and cut. Running along its length are also runes; these are a minor enchantment of added strength. The pommel is brass, folded into the petals of a rose, the grip a rich crimson.

Rose broach
A gift from his mother and sister, he wears it usually on his neck or collar. It is in the likeness of a rose, stark white ivory and bone and pearl, with a golden pin and clasp.

Mithril Mail
A small shirt of mithral, with fine links to make it far more comfortable, that can be worn under or over clothing, adds a certain level of protection to vital areas.


Minstrel (A horse)
A pure white stallion, proud with the fire of purebred blood than runs through it.

Short Bio:
Tam is the middle of the three children of the noble Winter-Rose family, a family loyal to Karl Maximillian XV Schwanhueter. His brother, Richmond, and father, Erik, are much the same man; proud like the sun at noon with tempers painted by greed and hate, like black stones in their hearts. Lileana, Tam's mother, is soft and gentle, like fresh-fallen powder snow or the silent breaths of a sleeping babe. She was a nurturing soul, and shaped Tam into the man he would become, extinguishing his anger and planting the seed that would grow into mindfulness and compassion, as she failed to with Richmond. That would take time though, and she would succumb to a draining illness before she saw the fruits of her parenting. This was not before Hope was born, his young sister, mirroring her mother like a pool mirrors the moon. With Lileana’s passing, the ice on Erik’s heart turned to stone, and the three children's lives were dictated for them like that of the slaves they owned, and Tam was the only line of defence between his father and Hope. Perhaps then, that is why the two youngest are far closer.

After proving himself during melee tournaments and on the field of battle, Tam was knighted before his twentieth summer. He was widely considered one of the most promising swordsmen in decades. Pride swelled in him dangerously at this age, and his bravado took him all over the noble circuit. It did not always win him friends.

It was not until he had a fateful encounter with a farmer that things changed. Angered and with wounded pride that the farmer in the middle of nowhere would refuse his offer to buy a lamb to slaughter, he challenged the farmer to a duel. He used his sword, and the farmer used only a staff. And he lost. The champion of tournaments and knight of the Empire lost to simple man with a stick.

He pleaded to find out how this was so, and after weeks of slopping pigs and ploughing fields, the farmer relented, and taught Tam everything he knew. When Tam was humble, and could learn no more, the farmer directed him to his teacher. There, at a small house by the sea, Tam learnt the magic to flow like water, and to let his weapons and body act as one and flow with the same smoothness and adaptability of that water. The polearm and sword were merged into a single school. When he could learn no more here, he was directed to another teacher. The man knew much magic, and the secrets of the strength of the mind, and even more of the techniques Tam was chasing, and he was as old and gnarled as the oak he taught under. The spells to summon floating weapons of condensed mana and to summon light to blind his opponents was revealed to him here. So too, he began to master his body and mind. He learnt the importance of the present moment, of how to enter meditation in movement, and of the secrets you could hear if you could still your mind to silence. Finally, the flower of virtues his mother had planted so long ago could fully blossom. Yet, he left here before he learnt everything, for he received word his sister had fallen ill, and he was many months travel away. On the days back he met many beasts, bandits and turns of ill-fortune, but overcame them, for he loved his sister more than the sun that chased the moon eternally.

For the first time in seven years he stepped back into Venedig. He was not completely behind on current affairs; for he had danced alone wearing his family’s name at many noble gatherings across the land, and knew of the rebellions, and the excited gossip they drew.

It was on his third day back that he decided to visit the auctions. If you asked, he wouldn’t be entirely sure why he went; certainly, the rumours had not escaped his ears, and the family house was beginning to feel like a dungeon, but there was something more. It was a furtive fear, almost, of what he would think of the place; a fear that something so natural as slavery would disgust him, for when he thought of it, he felt sickened.

So, he went, to the auction of the traitors.

Starting Faction: Winter-Rose – a small noble family loyal to the Empire of the Reich des Goldenen Grahles

Spell List:
Water Form – the user’s body turns to water, taking any form, bounded by the volume and density of the water, with control of motion. It is separate from the natural form, and deleterious effects experienced in either a unique to the specific form, but both are persistent (i.e. switching to from natural to water form and back to natural will not removed any injuries the natural form has sustained, and the water form will not share those).

Dancing Swords – By concentrating for 10/5/2 seconds the user may summon 1/3/7 sword(s) of shimmering-blue condensed mana to orbit the user, acting within a 5/10/20 ft radius. They move at the will of the user, at roughly the speed they would be able to swing a similar, mundane version of the weapons.

Flash Blind – a flash of light is created, originating from any part of the user’s body, or object they have had physical contact with within the last few seconds. It is bright enough to temporarily blind anyone who can see it.

Exceptional Skill List:
School of the Singing Sword and Flowing Pole (Ex. Swordsmanship, Ex. Polearm and staff mastery, Ex. Acrobatics)
Tam’s personal martial school – a seemingly piecemeal combination of all the teaching he has received, particularly that from the last three of his teachers, and extrapolation based on experimentation and practice on Tam’s part.

[MagusDream]

Flower in the Ugly Tree

“I’m no agent of justice, but I don’t want this chaos to continue any longer. If I can see people smile at the end of it, then that settles for it.”
Name: Noel Fragarach
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Class: Magigunner
Magic Type: High
Element: Light
Personality: Noel is a calm individual with a positive attitude. He’s not a desperate individual and is smiling most of the times. Even in dire situations, he tends to look at all sorts of routes to resolve the problem, whether those routes are possible or impossible. Noel is also very caring about others, as he likes to seek resolutions to others’ dillemas as well.

Although being a noble, Noel is far from being condescending. Differently from his family, he doesn’t deposit beliefs in the name he holds neither chooses based on the consequences to the Fragarach, but only upon his own existence. This part of his personality made Noel grow somewhat distant to his family, especially his father, who grows around the family name and cares more for it than rather caring for the other things he has around him.

Because of how Noel is a rather important person, he’s often treated with a certain difference, as possessing certain privileges over the rest. However, he hates to be treated differently and refuses such advantages in order to preserve equality between him and the others.

But that doesn’t work to his favor most of his times, leading to a rather prejudicial fame for Noel, especially around the most poor, who thinks he’s being a “show-off” by being kind. As such, under his calm demeanor, he hides a sort of distrust in people, considering them to be two-faced.
Important items:

• Platinum Pendant: a star-shaped pendant Noel uses every time. Inside, there lies a small photo of him, his mother Carmilla and his eldest brother Libero.
• Noel’s Diary: a diary/journal Noel keeps with him. He writes about his day before sleeping.
• Winged Hairband: a hairband made of silver that has wings on each side. Noel uses it whenever he’s going out.
• Nina: a small bird that follows Noel everywhere he goes. The two are really close and he’s fond of the small bird.

Short Bio: The Fragarach is a family of mages known to be nobles relatively close to the Emperor Karl Maximillian himself, winning many benefits over many other families at the price of aiding the Emperor directly with the ensurement that the Iron Decree is fully executed and not disobeyed. Led by Grandalt Fragarach, the family is known to be rather hated by the population, due to their direct connection and alliance to the Reich.

However, for every rotten tree, there is a blooming flower to enchant it. That ended up being the case with Noel Fragarach, the youngest of the family’s three sons. Different from the rest of his family, Noel abhors slavery and tends to be really helpful with the most poor, which in a sense goes against the upheld morals of the Fragarach family.

Hatred is mostly concentrated towards Grandalt and the middle son, William. Even so, Noel can’t escape the reputation his family has been upholding and felt the treatment they feel and ignore. However, he’s unable to ignore that. He also experienced people using his kindness as a way of getting free of the Iron Decree. Being treated as an item is the worst for Noel.

And that’s exactly what his father plans to do.

One day, Grandalt receives a letter from the Reich himself. The task imposed to him is for him to send one of his sons to the Emperor, as he chose some families to undergo training and become new members of the Empire’s new Iron Decree Expansion Force, which will function as a way to make sure the rule is followed by all of the remaining countries that refuse to adopt slavery as an economical method. His plan is to send Noel in order to make the boy get used to the system like William.

“Noel… I can’t let this happen to you.” And so thought Libero, the eldest son. He and Carmilla, mother of the sons, wouldn’t let Noel’s pure heart be corrupted...

Starting Faction: None

Weapons:

Name: Divine Feather
Type: Grimoire
Description: Noel’s exclusive weapon. Catalyst of Noel’s light magic usage, this grimoire shines with a radiance unblockable by any shadow.


Name: Blessed Blade
Type: Sword
Description: A weapon that once belonged to Carmilla Fragarach and inherited by Noel at her decision. A rapier infused with High magic, able to function as a staff/wand to execute spells.

Spell List:

• Morning Glimmer: shoots tracking light orbs from his sword. Can shoot up to five orbs.
• Bright Bolt: shoots a powerful thunderbolt from his sword. Can shoot only one.
• Tracker Shard: places crystal shards in mid-air with his sword. After a turn passes, the crystals will attack one enemy. Can place up to five crystals.
• Holy Spiral: envelops self in light magic and attacks the enemy with a spiral slash forward.
• Angelic Riposte: creates a shield in front of himself. Once attacked, counters with quick shooting and a charged magic slash.
• Light Crest: creates a magic device that shoots five small light beams at an enemy. The device can be destroyed by magic.

Music Themes:
Main Theme: Conquest (Ablaze) -Arrange-
Battle Theme: Savior of Souls