[OOC] Blades of Iron Roses: An Anime-Inspired Fantasy Knight RP

[OwO]

they can, like most people who aren’t manlets, tank 9mm relatively easily, however.

@HereComesTheSnow

it's a good thing .45 acp is a chode of a bullet

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In other news, that short knight girl irrationally hates garlic, for some reason.

[HereComesTheSnow]

@ERode I might be misreading this, but I believe it’s mentioned to be open knowledge alongside her title that she hates.

[VitaVitaAR]

@HereComesTheSnow: I will admit I need to work a bit on the backstory elements(considering being that the first vampire forcibly converted some of her faithful or something) since it is something different from the standard "undead are an abomination" beliefs.

Also, to everyone, feel free to ask general setting questions! I am very happy to help!

[Psyker Landshark]

In all fairness, .45 ACP is for chodes. I will die on the hill of "if you're using a pistol chambered for .45 you're compensating for something"

[HereComesTheSnow]

Don't worry, I am an endless font of dumb questions.

How crazy does the development get here? Can men bat aside mountains with their strikes with enough training and experience, or are we a bit more grounded in the upper limit than "One Piece's New World— people are casually cutting whole galleons in half"

In a bit more of a serious vein, would you happen to have any general folklore laid out? Stories and legends everyone and their mother's heard of aside from the Church, that sort of thing?

ADDITIONALLY: Are there any common disputes along the Thaln/Velt border or things of such a nature that a humble village near it might have experience with?

[VitaVitaAR]

@HereComesTheSnow: There's probably some characters in the setting who could reach a high tier of absurdity, but for this RP I'm going somewhere between the two extremes. People can do some pretty extraordinary stuff(and magic can be pretty crazy) but we're not going to have mountain-swatting or things like that.

As for folklore, there's at least some things. There's a week long festival celebrating Elionne due to her sainthood, for example, but that's related to the church. There's a children's Holiday called Milk Bunny Day, which finds its basis in a fairly old children's song that basically anyone has heard. I actually have the song written out, too, since it appeared in the previous version of the RP.

There's also stories like, for example, the Tale of the Mad Prince Mern(who killed the other members of the royal family due to a sick obsession with his younger sister before being killed by Elionne) which has various tellings that all distort the truth in various ways. A lot of Thaln's stories are tied to Elionne, at least the more modern ones, due to the profound effect she had on the country before her disappearance. However, there are older stories as well, such as the legend of the Witch-Queen of Orodagor(due to her rumored survival).

[VitaVitaAR]

@HereComesTheSnow: Thaln and Velt have a relatively good relationship as of now. It helps that Thaln's largely conflicted with itself, or attacks from the south(such as a by-sea invasion of the Vos Korvungand, a viking-esque enemy from the distant north, during Elionne's time).

[HereComesTheSnow]

...However, there are older stories as well, such as the legend of the Witch-Queen of Orodagor(due to her rumored survival).

@VitaVitaAR

PLOT HOOK BOYS

[Asuras]

Forina Vindramael

Name: [Lady] Forina Vindramael
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Appearance: Nobility and grace bleed through Forina's well-kept appearance. Only the gruesome nature of the battlefield seems capable of changing such images for her. Standing at a notable five feet and nine inches, Forina is fairly tall for a lady, and it adds to her already dominating and demanding visage. Despite the propensity for a lady-like grace, underneath Forina's rarely-unworn armor is a toned physique lending to her quest for power and respect.
Personality:
Prideful, harsh, strict.

Any mere nobility could produce an individual that conducts themselves properly whenever they so desired, but only a true aristocrat understood the importance of behaving at all times. In this Order of knights, Forina sees children and their chaos, unfit to hold a sword no matter how skilled they professed themselves to be. In times of war, those units which exerted the greatest discretion and self-control were the ones who truly struck fear into their enemies. Those which strode across the battlefield clad in faceless helms, and killed with a controlled violence.

This is who Forina strives to be, and what she is certain she embodies better than most in the order. To the noblewoman, a freedom to be eccentric and unconventional is what plagues the Iron Rose Knights most. Forina knows that she cannot simply dismiss such characters, but looks down upon them with no less disappointment. And yet, despite all of her favoring cohesiveness and structure, Forina takes towards a bold and independent nature on the battlefield, trusting most in herself than the help others can offer. If it weren't the case that she could handle things on her own, then her sense of superiority would surely be a lie, wouldn't it?

Even as she characterizes herself as a selfish and arrogant noble, Forina is extraordinarily fond of her immediate family, and seems poised to ensure they attain all and as much glory as she can achieve in her life. More than the Roses, more than her country, more than her life, Forina is driven by the quest to enhance the status and power of House Vindramael.

Brief Backstory:
"The very fact that you hold a blade, even alongside me, is proof enough that the aloof nature of our Order has lost sight. There are no signs of things ever changing for us, or for the world, and I shall see to it that we are not caught off guard by the inevitability of war. One day... you may not be alongside me as you are."

The Vindramael family is one of the most powerful in all of Thaln, having lived through the century through patience, cunning, and the artful manipulations of a long-deceased member honored as the "Lord of Betrothals". Due to a genetic predisposition, the men of House Vindramael are oft to produce female heirs, normally a curse to the future prospects of retaining power. However, early on in the then-middling noble house, a man existed who had guided them upwards through sheer planning and intelligence. The Lord of Betrothals, as he was so called, had managed countless beneficial marriages between the aristocracy, all to careful shift the balance under the radar of other houses. Even as he set to heightening the status of House Vindramael, his apparent knowledge had prompted other lords to ask for his consultation. Though he would bring them success, he would always do so with the hidden pretense of ensuring it would always come back to House Vindramael.

And so, the powerful family had risen through the ranks through the power of marriage. From then on, this inherent connection between so many other important houses allowed Vindramael to retain its power whilst it turned to other mediums to continue accruing strength. Today it yet remains at the very top of Thaln society, its hand dipped into the businesses of everything that lives and breaths within its borders. But such wasn't enough for a young Forina, heir to the Vindramael head seat. She saw an opportunity for more, and devoted herself to the cause.

Eldest sister of six other red-haired female siblings, Forina abdicated from her position as next in line, granting it to her immediate junior, Marianne Vindramael, a lady who would surely have the penchant for statecraft that Forina had sometimes struggled with. Instead, Forina enlisted in the Order of the Iron Roses, seeking opportunity both as a knight and a prospective military leader. Her family name behind her and with ambition and clear skill, Forina pushed into the Order's ranks with ease.

During the War of the Red Flag, House Vindramael of course sided with the Monarchy, and Forina struck fiercely into the rebellion as the captain of a small banneret. They were, however, never cruel. Comprised entirely of individuals from the Vindramael family, they carried out a very focused campaign to simultaneously fend off those of the rebellion whilst maintaining good relations with the local populace. They never once sacked a city or town, and strictly followed a code of honor. Victories were followed immediately by building rapport with liberated locales, as well as by heavily promoting the already established Mayonite religion.

Though allied with many other houses under the sitting king of Thaln, House Vindramael continuously and purposefully used Forina's banneret, by word or sword, to undermine the image of other fighting groups as violent and brutish, especially in House Larette.

After the war, Forina dissolved the banneret and sought to join the Iron Rose Order. The time is ripe to use her status and position to make change, though one may question if her allegiances lie not in the Order's thriving, but in something more personal...

Equipment:
Modestly armored, but not totally vulnerable, Forina is the spitting image of an appearance-centric noble family. One would, however, be foolish to assume such an expensive woman was not also layered in the most expensive enchantments money could buy. Multiple protective wards extend defensive ability not only to the metallic surfaces of her plate, but even to the leather and cloth portions.

Her longsword, named Tress Vindrmir, was passed down through generations since the very first knight who had formed the Vindramael family itself. Over the century-plus of its lifetime, it has been modified and blessed by its wielders and the fortune of the family supporting them. Its mere appearance seems to instill a kind of courage and fervor in those allies who look upon its risen form. The exact nature of it is unknown even to Forina.

Skills:
An insight early on in her age had started Forina training very young. The single-minded determination she exhibited lent to childhood and young adult years spent honing the swordsman craft she now so expertly demonstrates. Though very restricted in her martial diversity, Forina's skill with the sword is unbridled and exceptional. The single weapon, devoid of a protective shield in her other hand, is the style which her eldest ancestor had brought to the family forevermore.

She is herself incapable of any magical feats, but enjoys the support of her wide family, which can supply her with all manner of enchanted objects to enhance her fighting prowess.

[VitaVitaAR]

@Asuras: I'll take a closer look tomorrow, since it's now gotten pretty late for me.

@HereComesTheSnow: Maaaaaybe.

[OwO]

In all fairness, .45 ACP is for chodes. I will die on the hill of "if you're using a pistol chambered for .45 you're compensating for something"

@Psyker Landshark

THE TWO TIME

[HereComesTheSnow]

What are the barracks like? Do we have an expansive mother base? training equipment, a galley, a courtyard, the works?

[Asuras]

Maybe a floating castle too?

[VitaVitaAR]

@HereComesTheSnow: The Iron Rose Knights are based in an expansive building within Thaln's capital, complete with communal baths for both men and women(with blessed water that is always the right temperature and heals minor injuries), many, many rooms, training equipment, a courtyard, a library, an expansive kitchen, and shrines to both Mayon and Reon. The entry hall is decorated with portraits of previous captains, as well as a display case holding Elionne's sword.

[HereComesTheSnow]

bros who wants to gym the fuck up

[Psyker Landshark]

Hell yeah brother
I already mentioned Renar works out constantly

[HereComesTheSnow]

Deadlift Contest at the beginning of each month, chalk supplied by the Order

[ERode]

While you nerds are at the gym pumping iron, Elodie is striking it, growing ever closer to her magic mecha.

[Zombehs]