[OOC] The Festival of Destiny (High Casual Fantasy Romance)

[FailingForward]

The Festival of Destiny

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Come one, come all!

Friendly faces from across the lands are invited to Andour City, for the famous Festival of Destiny, held every five years. All present in the city may partake in a week of merriment and festivity. Rare and exotic delicacies! Delights, performances, games and amusements! Religious observations, ceremonies, free weddings at any temple! A grand contest of arms! And of course, the great Parade of Destiny, in which the city honors those Marked and blessed by the Gods, where all Marked are invited to march across the city, hand in hand with their fated partner.

All are welcome! All are invited! By the grace and generosity of the Royal Family, King Dreyen Allervai and Queen Landra Allervai, we celebrate the bounty of the Gods and the joys of fate.

Come one, come all!

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Welcome to the Festival of Destiny! This is a High Casual Fantasy and Romance RP about celebration, fate, and finding that special someone. Set in a D&D / Pathfinder inspired fantasy world, players will play as Marked, people from all over the world born with a special mark on their bodies that signifies that they have a soulmate somewhere in the world that they are fated to fall in love with. Everyone’s mark has a different design, but when a fated pair falls in love, their marks change and transform into a new one, one they share that usually takes elements of both.

The RP will take place over the course of the week-long Festival of Destiny, a celebration held every five years by the cosmopolitan (though primarily human) Kingdom of Andour, during which Marked come from all across the land, hoping to meet their beloved (or for any number of reasons – a celebration needs entertainment, supplies, professionals, many dignitaries from the Kingdom and its allies are expected to make an appearance, and so forth). Festivities will vary from day to day, but in general you can expect the RP to have an ultimately light-hearted, rom-com, adventurous tone, as players roam about, get into hijinks, partake in the various adventures and amusements the festival has to offer, and hopefully find true love by the end of it!

Any and all (humanoid) characters are accepted: you can be a princess, a wizard, a dragonslaying knight, a pickpocket, a crime boss, an innkeep, a blacksmith, a soldier. Whatever you want. This is a lighthearted RP, but that doesn’t mean that serious topics or characters are taboo; feel free to have as dark and tragic a backstory as you want for your character, it’ll make it even more fun when we throw them into the festival. When the RP begins, I will secretly match all of the characters together, and over the course of the RP, fate may twist and turn to bring certain characters together… or drive them apart. Either way, I think it’s going to be a lot of fun!

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Rules

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1. Don’t be a jerk.
2. Post quality is High Casual. I’m not a massive stickler about grammar, but I do have a bare minimum of expectations. Two paragraphs or more a post is fine.
3. Posts should come at least once every five days – if you’re going to be unable to post longer than that, just let me know beforehand. I promise, I don’t bite.
4. This is an RP about character interaction, so characters should ideally be complex and have a good deal of depth to them.
5. Worldbuilding is encouraged! Make up a kingdom across the sea, make up an order of knights or a mercenary company, make up whatever you want. Work with other players if you want! Be creative! Have fun with it!
6. Multiple characters are allowed, though for now I’m going to limit it to two a person. I also reserve the right to close admissions down the road to characters of certain genders / orientations, in the name of everyone getting a partner, should an imbalance develop.
7. All standard guild rules apply. If things get heated, fade to black or take it to PMs, please.
8. Have fun with it! We’re here to tell a fun story about true love, adventure, and magic.
9. Post CS applications in the OOC or PM them to me, then move them to the characters tab when approved. Whichever way you want is fine. Hell, you can even mail them to me via passenger pigeon, though I’d probably ask how you got my address.
10. Be excellent to each other.
11. Party on, dudes!

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Character Sheet

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[color=???][b][u]Personality Questions[/u][/b][/color]
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Answer these in as many or as few words as you like. (If you like, you can PM these to me separate from the rest of the CS, if they contain information you’d prefer other players discover through RP – it’s just stuff that’ll help me make the pairings. Or you can leave them in, I’m not picky.)
1. What is their worst specific memory from childhood?
2. What do they think of being Marked? Do they believe in it? Have they come to the festival in search of love, or for some other reason?
3. Spirit animal?
4. Thing they’re most proud of?
5. Thing they’re most ashamed of?
6. What motivates them?
7. What would they change about themselves if they could?
8. What’s most important in a romantic partner?
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Theme song: If you like.
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I think that’s about all. I look forward to playing with you all!

[ShwiggityShwah]

@FailingForward

Would this guy work for a Fire Genasi?

Fire Genasai

[JrVader]

Here is my character sheet!!

Lucian Phaleon

Lucian Phaleon

Lucian Phaleon

Age

18

Species

Aasimar (basically half human half angel)

Gender

Male

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Job

Lucian is a wanderer, to say the least. He does odd jobs here and there (like slaying goblins or healing a wounded person with his angelic powers), and just simply wanders the planet looking for a purpose.

Appearance

Lucian looks as depicted above in the photo. His mark is on the back side of his hand.

Likes

• The color grey. To him, it represents a balance of good (white) and evil (black)
• Seafood
• Running
• The sky
• Meditating

Dislikes

• Spicy foods
• eggplant
• anything inherently evil
• Other angels
• Absolutes

Personality

Lucian can seem to be reserved to himself, or just a loner. Both are not true. He wishes to confide in others and wishes to find someone he can adventure with. The reason that people think so differently of him is because his "people skills" are lacking. All his time wandering and isolated has made him a little lacking in some places.

Although his social skills are not what they used to be, that does not mean that he does not radiate a brightness that attracts people. He is hald angel, after all. He is very humble and chooses others over himself (unlike the other prideful Aasimar). The best way I can describe him is a gentle giant.

Biggest Fear

Forgetting his Heritage of an Aasimar

Greatest Dream

To finally find who shares his mark. Sometimes out of dreams of love, others out of sheer curiosity

Background

Lucian was born in Heaven. I know, weird, right? His mother was a human and his father was an angel. An Arch Angel, to be specific. His mother died before she could give birth. Lucian's father, giving pity on the little unborn baby, sent the spirit of his mother and the baby to Heaven, where she could meet her husband once more and finally give birth in safety.

You see, Lucian's mother, May, was hunted by a Coven of Witches. They wanted to steal and harness the innate power that Lucian was born with to do their own bidding. May kept on running and running until she was killed by a murderer, looking to steal her golden crest. And so, Lucian was the first non-angel born in Heaven.

Lucian was always treated like royalty, since his father was an Arch Angel, but that somehow never got into his head. He always hated being treated like royalty, though. Because he just wanted to be treated like any other regular Angel.

Lucian always dreamed of being on the planet below him. To mingle with the other races. He got his chance when he turned 15. His father allowed him, for once, to go to the mortal plains, on two conditions. One, to check back every once in a while. And two, to hunt down the Coven that harassed his mother so much.

Personality Questions

1. What is their worst specific memory from childhood?
He was once forced to eat eggplant, that kind of scarred him forever
2. What do they think of being Marked? Do they believe in it? Have they come to the festival in search of love, or for some other reason?
Lucian was marked the day he was born, making him the only thing in heaven with a mark. He always dreamed of staying by someone forever. You could say he is a romantic.
3. Spirit animal?
Bald Eagle. He is majestic in all that he does, and he wishes to stay with someone forever
4. Thing they’re most proud of?
Being part angel
5. Thing they’re most ashamed of?
Leaving his mother in heaven. Since she was already dead, she could not come back to the mortal plain.
6. What motivates them?
Many things. To find who shares his mark, to find the Coven, to eat some more seafood, the list goes on
7. What would they change about themselves if they could?
He would start with making his people skills not so crappy
8. What’s most important in a romantic partner?
Love, loyalty, and compassion

[FailingForward]

@ShwiggityShwah

Goodness, that hair is a fire hazard. But, I don't see why not.

@JrVader
Right, I saw your PM! I'll get you notes on that tomorrow, hopefully.

[Saltwater Thief]

One question- how do the soulmates come into play? As in, if I make a character, is my soul mate another PC, an NPC, is that something that gets figured out as we go...?

[SubjectVision]

That was explained in the IC: the GM and Co-GM decide on who gets what mark.

[ShwiggityShwah]

Kyros, The Phoenix Dawn

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Kyros, the Phoenix Dawn

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Name

Kyros

Age

22

Species

Fire Genasi

Gender

Male

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Job

Hero for Hire/ Mercenary/ Gladiator

Appearance

Kyros stands a towering 6'2" of rippling muscle. Kyros wears a selection of martial arts Gi's which he intentionally rips and tatters, very very old fashioned which makes him stand out in the crowd. It's kind of the point. He tries to look like a hero from a series of older tales named The Phoenix Dawn. Much like the character, Kyros has a habit of showing off his muscles. If he could find a decent red cape, he'd probably wear it to. He shuns the use of weapons, the closest he'd probably get is brass knuckles or gauntlets and weighted boots. He channels magic through martial arts forms, some even capable of turning his chi into a patch work of armor across his body. He wears the mark of a bird with outstretched wings on the inseam of his right forearm, a symbol of strength and freedom for him.

Likes

• A good fight.
• Booze
• Stories, telling and hearing.
• Laughter
• Good food
• Kids
• Self expression, as in, people who show off their passions. To him its addictive. He can get excited over anything.

Dislikes

• Bullies, or unnecessary cruelty.
• Senseless Bureaucracy, mainly cause most systems of laws and regulation confuse him.
• Villains, those that take advantage of others
• Wasted food
• Sitting still for too long. Seriously he has excess heat he needs to burn off.

Personality

Bombastic, larger than life, and fully believing he is doing the right thing. Kyros is stubborn, self-sure, and given to the idea of the legendary hero style and disposition. He is often times to loudest in the room, and fully taken to being in to spotlight and the attention he gets. In the field, he is direct, hard hitting, and prone to being the front line powerhouse. He will most assuredly go out of his way to protect others and bring swift justice to the villainous. He is a team player, but often views others as liabilities. They are not as strong, or as tough, but he doesn't openly complain, saving them brings him glory and reaffirms his already massive ego. He isn't a hero. He is THE HERO! The one that everyone should strive to be. His obnoxious, holier than though, goody goody boy scout antics no doubt gets on others nerves, but Kyros always means well. Outside of the front lines, Kyros is a gentle giant and a lovable idiot. He will attempt to always cheer up others and encourage them to always improve. He loves nothing more than a day well spent and then relaxing with his companions, swapping stories and talking about the grand epics they will achieve tomorrow.

On the flip side, He is naive, ignorant, and gullible, thus he can be manipulated easily. His wild passions can lead him to a burning furious anger, and for someone as strong as he is, that can lead to a lot of collateral damage. Still, quick to anger, quick to forgive. His personality is that of a roaring campfire, all or nothing. He needs others to reign in his wrath. When he finds friends or those willing to help him, he treats them like family, and when he has that, there is literally no limits to how far he would go for them.

Biggest Fear

A cage... Being bound and left in the dark... Alone. It was how he started in this world, a time where he was just a savage animal meant to fight for others amusement. In the sun, he feels like a man, he feels alive. In the dark, hes just an animal. A monster.

Greatest Dream

He wants more then anything to be like his hero The Pheonix Dawn, and have grand epics and stories written about him, that could be immortalized and retold through the ages. If he cant do it alone, then he'll form a company, the greatest adventurer's guild ever known. This way, he gets to live with his friends and companions like a real family.

Background

Kyros was forged in battle, and tempered in blood. He doesn't remember his parents. Whether he was sold, or kidnapped, or just forgotten, it just never really mattered to him. All he remembers is the brutal world of the arena and the cages beneath. He and other children his age were only taught the barest of education before the rest of their day was intended for hellish combat exercises and bone breaking sparring drills. Kyros was a natural. He took to the adrenaline and the thirst for battle like it was his true calling. He would charge in, sometimes casting aside his blade and turn even a proper sparring duel into a bloody brawl, the fire in his eyes and hair igniting like a bonfire to enhance and entrance the experience. He did it for his sponsors and trainers, his fellow gladiators, all of whom he thought of as family. Mostly though, he did it for glory. For the fame and accolades of an appeased crowd. It was in their eyes that he felt alive, that he felt like something the world needed to acknowledge. Maybe it was a bit of defiance for his lot in life. He would always be thrown back into the cage every night to sleep. Always those damn iron bars.

By his teens, he was an arena name and would commonly be pitted against heroes seeking to get some of the prizes the arena offered. Sometimes he won, sometimes he lost, but whenever he was on a line up, it always drew a crowd. Kyros hated to lose, and would often go into dangerous sulks, destroying training equipment in the process. Despite the fortunes, his keepers always knew how to calm his sulks, keep him in the dark. It was great for them, a constant money maker that barely needed anything to keep him in line. Still, they made sure to keep the beast placated just in case. They offered him drink, drugs, women. One kind 'companion' offered to read stories to the fire demon of the pit, something he found he greatly enjoyed. She told the stories of the man who change his life.

Almost like he found a hero, a father figure, it was a character, Phoenix Dawn, a human who had unmatched strength and fighting spirit. He struck out and challenged monsters and villains and made the world a better place one punch at a time. Kyros was awe-inspired. It completely changed his goals, his personality, his outlook on life.

His hands, his weapons, they could make things better for people. The stories she read showed him a rather idealistic world outside the arena walls and also made him aware of how 'evil' his keepers were. Kyros began his training, using the stories as training aides in an attempt to develop himself into the Phoenix Dawn. It should have been impossible, but he was able to tap into his own chi and mold it in ways no one known has tried before, developing his own martial arts style. Upon learning to increase his power beyond his limits, he fought for his freedom and broke out, swearing to one day return and tear down the arena with his own hands after destroying the slave traders that filled it with young stolen warriors.

He's been a mercenary vigilante ever since. Hero for hire.

He has the occasional run in with crime bosses, corrupt officials, nihilistic mages, and other villains. There are alot of people going after his head, both lawful and unlawful elements but he seems to appreciate the notoriety and the challenge. He wants to be a symbol that there is no army big enough or door strong enough to keep him from dispensing justice.
The festival was just supposed to be a vacation of sorts.

Personality Questions
1. What is their worst specific memory from childhood?

"I was a different person then. I try not to think about it. I'll tell you one thing. The bars.
Dark, cold. I get shivers just thinking about it."

2. What do they think of being Marked? Do they believe in it? Have they come to the festival in search of love, or for some other reason?

"The Phoenix on my arm is proof that I'm meant to follow in the footsteps of my Hero! Another feature to my legend! I'm here to enjoy the festival. If I find some pretty young thing to laugh with, all the better!
Hah!"

3. Spirit animal?

"I'd like to say a roaring lion! But maybe, I'm more like a dog. I love dogs!"

4. Thing they’re most proud of?

Kyros flexes his muscles. "Need I say more."

5. Thing they’re most ashamed of?

"That house had a bad foundation, it was coming down anyway."

6. What motivates them?

"There is always a person in need of saving! Always a villain or monster to thwart! There is no rest for the great, THE RIGHTEOUS! PHOENIX DAWN!"

7. What would they change about themselves if they could?

"Hmm... well, I kind of wish I could read."

8. What’s most important in a romantic partner?

"Passion. Life is about living."

Extra

Color Code: Gold
Theme song:

[Tenma Tendo]

Fei Iordanou; Maiden of the Sky

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Fei Iordanou

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Name

Fei Iordanou

Age

Recently turned 19

Species

Human

Gender

Cisfemale

Sexual Orientation

Heterosexual, but is Pan-Curious

Job

The closest 'job' that could describe Fei would probably be a Sky Knight. As the name suggests, she is adept in aerial combat on the back of her pegasus she's dearly named Charna. From delivering goods to actual skirmishes, Fei is your girl for the job, most who know of her giving her the alias of the Maiden of the Sky because of it.

Appearance

Fei's appearance doesn't stray far from the picture above (5' 1" || 100lbs), however there is her Mark which is ironically placed. The Mark itself is located right underneath her left eye in the shape of a teardrop.

Likes

• Stargazing
• Bright Lights
• Animals of every shape and size, especially Charna
• Sweets / Baking
• Nature (like flowers, being outside, forests, and things like that)
• The color Purple
• Flying

Dislikes

• Super Serious People
• Unneeded Violence
• Thunder and Lightning (Bad Weather in general)
• Materialistic things with no sentimental value
• Intense Flavors
• Blood
• Liars

Personality

Fei is a perfectionist at heart, a trait that bleeds into all of her personas. She's an idealist who wishes for things to be a certain way, and easily gets distressed when they are not. She holds herself and others to unrealistically high standards, and gets distressed when these standards are not met as well. This leads to her being self-deprecating - because she doesn't meet her own standards - and critical of others - because those others do not meet her standards. Fei wishes to learn and to understand, to know the details of every little thing, because to be ignorant is to stray from the perfection most see her as. She isn't content to just accept things the way that they are. This leads to her being an over-analytical, neurotic worrier. Very stubborn, because she tries very hard to stick to her own carefully considered views and standards of perfection, and is not easily shifted from this path.

She can be pretty pessimistic and assumes the worst due to these unrealistic standards. She thinks and plans before she acts; she isn't the type who will resort to rash, impulsive behavior, and will panic if she can't plan in advance. When it comes to intimacy, it's easier for her to reject and hate things than it is for her to love and embrace them. Her interests and tastes are picked carefully, and she gives a lot of attention to each one, and holds them close to her heart, rather than having many fleeting interests that change quickly and often. She argues using reason, evidence, logic, and explanations, delivered analytically or with pleading. She only argues to set wrongs right, rather than to assert dominance.

Fei responds poorly to compliments, often 'rebutting' them by saying that she's not so great after all. She's an idealist, who imagines perfect fantasies and feels upset when things don't live up to these fantasies. She's extremely introverted, which comes from her perfectionism. Once she has someone to talk to in a quiet and relaxed environment, she can talk a lot and will enjoy sharing thoughts and ideas. Prefers having a few close friends to many acquaintances and is moved deeply by beauty, and by distress. She is very easily hurt, because of her perfectionist tendencies, responding to things that she dislikes with misery and with tears rather than with rage. Very slow to 'snap', but will hold onto emotions for a very long time. She's not exactly aggressive, but more wishes to flee from things that cause them distress but doesn't stray from what she wants.

Biggest Fear

Fei's biggest fear would be if anything bad happened to her beloved Chara. The two have been inseparable since they met. Even the slightest bit of injury on the majestic beast or not seeing her around for longer than normal could send Fei into a trigger-induced panic. Charna's her entire life and vice versa.

Greatest Dream

Fei's greatest dream would be able to fly to the floating city above the clouds, Skyla. Now, most know Skyla to be the main location of the famous fairy tale book, Maiden in the Sky, a term that's also been connected to Fei for said reason. Although she's constantly made fun of for her interest in going to the fictional place, Fei has yet to back down from this dream.

Background

Fei believed her life to be normal while she was growing up. Born in a well-known family of merchants, Fei was able to see the world before she could fully walk. Most would think a child being pulled to and fro without much of a choice in the matter would lead to problems in the future, however this didn't seem to be the case as Fei had both her father and old brother Sora to take care of her and keep her entertained; their mother had left before Fei had even been a month old. They made sure she ate properly, got enough sleep, and was healthy and happy. . Sora in particular would read her the well known storybook, Maiden in the Sky, everyday before bed, it becoming sort of like a daily ritual the two would do without without fail...

...that is, until they couldn't do it anymore.

It happened so quickly, Fei has trouble remembering how they found themselves surrounded by a band of raiders in the middle of the desert. These raiders even had possession of Ruin, a type of magic that involves inscribing incantations onto pieces of parchment and pulling the magic from those words to make them into being. She could remember Sora rushing out to stand in front of her while his father seemed more interested in keeping his goods safe. Of course, not having any form of magic nor weapon on them, Sora was sucked into the sandy ground, his muffled screams causing the ground to vibrate while Fei herself being pushed back by Sora, her eyes unable to leave the spot where he brother once was. The raiders seemed to be enjoying this as well, pulling Sora up just a bit to watch him struggle before sinking him back down. By then, her father had the cart moving while the raiders were busy with his son, and they were never seen again.

One night was enough to change everything Fei knew about life. She was only 6 when this all happened, so of course it was traumatizing. For a full year, she had trouble even touching the ground, let alone walking on it. It was at this point that her father stocked the whole cart with weapons they could use to defend themselves with, however not liking the idea of his only child wielding something so dangerous at such a young age was worrisome, so he instead hot her a lexicon, as well as some spell books to see if she had an affinity for Ruin; especially after surviving when it was used on her.

A few more years passed and Fei was growing more accustomed to walking around on her own. She had her Ruin lexicon to protect herself and was more getting a bit of fresh air until she came across a whine. It was so small, so helpless, like it could easily be snuffled out by the winds of nature around them. Fei followed the sound before eventually coming across a pitch black horse with wings...a Pegasus. It had to be a baby with how small it was, and with how curled up in on itself it was, Fei was scared that the little guy might be hurt. She tried approaching, but the nervous squeak from the pegasus stopped her. Instead she sat where she originally stood, watching the horse's movement and waited for it to approach her, which it did about two hours later. Ever since then, they've been together, Fei affectionately giving the pegasus the name, Charna.

Knowing the benefits of having Charna by her side, once the two of them where old enough, they insisted on acting as a messenger for Fei's father, helping business grow and giving her and excuse to fly around with Charna. It started out with just a few times she needed to fly ahead and deliver things, but it quickly escalated to helping out in other ways, be it combat-wise or for the sake of protection. Through these many missions, Fei got a name for herself, the Maiden of the Sky, which only brought back memories of Sora when she was called that.

Personality Questions

1. What is their worst specific memory from childhood?

"Worst? That's pretty loaded question. Um, it'd probably have to be when my brother, Sora, passed away. I'd rather not go into detail, but I was there when it happened...and it's pretty vivid in my memory. ...How did he die? S-Suffocation."

2. What do they think of being Marked? Do they believe in it? Have they come to the festival in search of love, or for some other reason?

"Honestly, I'm not quite sure? I mean, it's pretty exciting, but I can't really believe someone loving for who I am. Everyone normally see me as a Maiden, not really a person, you know? Not to mention, it feels a little forced too, because what if we don't have feelings for each other? It's a little scary, but I was already on my way to the festival to patrol the skies, so I didn't see why I shouldn't come and see who my 'fated' is."

3. Spirit animal?

"I see myself in every animal, though...do I have to pick one? Hm, probably some bird? Ooo, maybe a sparrow! Small, simple, but perfect all the same!"

4. Thing they’re most proud of?

"It has to be how well I've raised Charna. She was only a baby when I first met her, so seeing her so grown up brings a tear to my eye! Yes, pun intended, haha."

5. Thing they’re most ashamed of?

"U-Um, I don't like being on the ground for so long due to, uh, reasons... I know, it's really stupid, and i shouldn't have to worry about something like that, but it's so embarrassing! ...And you have no idea what I'm talking about. Sorry, just forget about it."

6. What motivates them?

"Motivation? It would have to be Charna! I'm the only family she has so I want to do my best for her and take to the one place we'd both be happy!"

7. What would they change about themselves if they could?

"I wish...I wish I was more open? I mean, I wish I didn't have to hide my feeling or suppress them out of nervousness. I wish I didn't have to be...perfect."

8. What’s most important in a romantic partner?

"...Trust. A true bond that transcends the relationship even if things don't go well. Someone who sees me for who I am."

Extra

Color Code: Rosy Brown
Theme song:
Face Claim: Morgan (F) from Fire Emblem Awakening

[FailingForward]

@Tenma Tendo@ShwiggityShwah

Both accepted! Feel free to move them over to the characters tab.

@JrVader

Okay, a few notes here before acceptance. For starters, the picture is broken, which I think you noticed - this is because Pintrest is a garbage website that doesn't want to be used. A quick search suggests that this might be an alternate url for the same image that wouldn't have that problem, so, there you go. Second, also a minor note, I need to know what the mark actually looks like. Third, like I said in the OOC, I'm not a massive stickler about grammar but there is a standard, so I'm going to have to ask you to fix some of the cases of missing punctuation and extra adverbs stuff - if you want to PM me about that, I am 100% available and happy to help and discuss it with you. Fourth, minor note and this isn't your fault at all, just a side effect of me posting the character sheet before some information came out in the OOC, calling it 'Heaven' is a little on the nose for the tone of this RP - if you wanted it to be, like, 'Aetheria' or some other fantasy word that was basically the celestial kingdom of a certain divinity with angels and all of that, that would be 100% cool. Last but not least, I'd like to see a slight expansion in terms of his personality - I think he's emerging pretty well as an awkward, sort of sheltered kind of character, but I think we could do more with questions like what he values, what he believes in, how he relates to his heritage - he seems proud, does that ever become arrogance? He's a romantic, but how does that play into his sheltered life? What does he think of the realities of the world? And so on.

I do like the character - I think he's very sweet. If you want to discuss any of this, feel free to PM me.

@Saltwater Thief

Yes, apologies if that wasn't clear, PCs will be matched with each other - if worst comes to worst and we just have an odd number no matter what, I'll make an extra character so that everyone gets a partner.

Speaking of, I need to get to work on my first character.

[Th3King0fChaos]

Ramsas Corwin

Cool Guy

Ramsas Corwin

Ramsas 'Raz' Corwin

Age

28

Species

Human

Gender

Male

Sexual Orientation

Freedom, straight

Job

Ramsas is an adventurer. He has made a name for himself as a lone swordsman, an adept magic user, and a decent bard. He usually sells his services to those in true need. A village in danger is more important than a supply shipment and a crying child is in need of his songs more than a jovial King. Anytime and every time he'll slip away before getting paid as he doesn't often need money for much more than food and a place to sleep and with his great nature many buy him those things at the end of a great night of partying and laughter.

Appearance

He stands at around 6 feet tall, he is of a medium build, Gold eyes, and has black hair and a beard. He wears just simple clothing with a black jacket to style himself up a little. He does not have the hat, but he looks like that
Mark: Located on his forearm. It looks like this:

This

Likes

• Freedom: Of travel, of voice, and of expression.
• Music.
• Parties.
• Charity.
• Love and happiness.

Dislikes

• Greed.
• Goblins, Orcs (He's cool with half Orcs), and Hobgoblins.
• Those who try to step on others and tyrants and people of the such.
• People who truly can't have fun.
• Hates undead, just in general.

Personality

Ramsas is a lively person with a jovial spirit. His true love is to the world and watching people happy and lively. He is a man of the world and has very few worldly possessions, he has the bare minimum to keep himself safe and to do what he does and loves. He can always crack a joke or tell a story to get someone to laugh, or even use his skills as a jokester and music to weave poems of hilarity.

With all of his heart he tries to treat everyone with respect and as an equal. Just sometimes they step too far and lose his graces as he will be less favorable. He will give more attention to those in need as he believes equity is the first step to equality as a king wouldn't benefit as much from a gold coin as a peasant would.

He hates Goblins, (full)Orcs, and hobgoblins because of his many run ins with them as they have done many atrocities to good men and women. He is cool with half Orcs as many were made from either loving homes or bad situations, and besides a few of his best friends are Half Orcs and they always know how to liven up a party.

Biggest Fear

To die doing nothing. To die a death that was not worth it and be seen as a villain rather than a folk hero.

Greatest Dream

To find a reason for his existence. He has survived so much he thinks there is something he still needs to do on this world, so he is always searching, and helping others along the way.

Dear God I'm sorry For how long his Background is

Background

---------------------------------------------Act 1: Making of a Dreamer-----------------------------------------------------
Ramsas was born to 2 simple folk, in a village around 3 days travel to the nearest city, they were not a remote village, yet far enough away to be one with nature with ease. Here Ramsas grew and turned into a fine boy as him and the other boys began taking trips and journeys to the neighboring forest so they could find strange objects in the 'Magical forest'. Little did they know they were finding fragments of artifacts and strange creations. Here Ramsas found many different items he used to create objects and items with his father at their smithy. During this time he met a man who taught him something special about these items. They held great power once and wished to show Ramsas what they could do. Later he learned this man was named Tecaza and he was part artifact part human and could connect with these artifacts. Tecaza decided to take on Ramsas as a disciple to learn magic craft, the ability to create items, weapons, and objects out of mana.

His powers

Ramsas has the power to conjure magical items. This power can create things as mundane as a sword, a shield, and the such, or it can create magical armor, a crossbow, or his greatest weapon: The Show Stopper. The Show Stopper is a magical cannon that can charge a shot for up to 1 minute. After 1 minute he can have it fire a large round into the air and it will rain down small fireballs and destroy a small village size area. This power was given to him by a strange man machine looking person who took an interest in Ramsas. The man taught Ramsas to conjure weapons and how to make The Show Stopper and many other magically conjured items such as a small sword that was as light as a feather, or a set of armor that made him grow a foot. This man's name was Tecaza.

While Ramsas has an additional ability that intrigued Tecaza that he had attunement with artifacts as Ramsas was able to tap into many different artifacts the man had that were said to be dormant. Ramsas ability was able to bring out the near if not full potential of any artifact or magical item he touched for a time, unless he continues holding it where it will continually be in effect.

When Ramsas was a teen and Tecaza decided it was time for Ramsas to lead a life with out him. He set Ramsas out to find an artifact as a final test. This took Ramsas about a year as he finally procured the Sword of Burial. This blade is used to pass on the dead, as Tecaza took the blade and told Ramsas that the reason why he existed now was because he needed to find a person to pass on this wisdom to before he left. As Tecaza stabbed himself and held onto Ramsas he passed the knowledge of how to fully unlock his power, to follow the path and explore the world when he is ready. Leaving Ramsas devastated yet determined he was now left to his own devices as he returned home and lived a normal life growing and procuring new skills to maybe take the blacksmith shop from his father to get enough money to move to the city properly and find what he should do after then.

One day a messenger came to tell of a horde of undead that rose that was making its way to the city nearby, and the village was in the way and they should leave. Most began packing, but none were aware the horde was as close as it was as when everyone was about to leave the undead struck as almost everyone died, leaving few survivors and many unable to make the trek without succumbing to the horde, Ramsas had an Idea, to use The Show Stopper. He ran far enough away and charged the cannon, as once it finished he destroyed a good chunk of the undead and left a perpetual inferno on his village as the undead began being forced into the forest as it too began to burn. By day break almost none of the undead and forest was left. Leaving Ramsas alone, yet an epiphany hit him as it felt like this was meant to happen so he could begin to travel as he had no home and no where else to go. He had little money to live in the city and had few items to his name, so he took to the road and began an adventure where he had no set end.

-----------------------------------------------Act 2: The Wandering warrior poet------------------------------------------

He adventured from town to town, city to city, not in search of anything other than adventure and exploration as he wished to see the world he never even thought of. As he did he started creating friends across the land and made some good money in some of the many little quests people would send him on. They were like errands but with more risk involved. Get a bear hide, get some fresh honey form the giant Bee Hive nearby, kill the spiders in the cave over there. Yet it paid for food and a place to sleep. And after a long day if there was a tavern he would always rile the crowds with his charisma and his songs and made some boring days, have great parties. And before anyone knew he was gone to check out more of the land.

During this time he was still very unknown as he had barely started his adventures, yet he did have quite a good reputation everywhere he went. He solved problems when they arise, helped people in need, and always had a happy and lively air to him that can sometimes be missing in some areas. His work was of little impact to the world, yet held weight to those who asked.

As he began to head deeper into the land he started to find people with higher demands, they were strong, yet many wished not to die to take out a cave of Driders that was terrorizing them. Or there was a band of Orcs that constantly raided them. These seemed very dangerous but they were people in need and required any form of assistance, so Ramsas did exactly what he does best, fight, protect, and sing songs. This is the part of his adventure where he began to gain his notoriety with some people as he showed much of his growing skills as a warrior and as a generous and jovial person as even after many battles he partied and made a sad land smile and laugh again as before he was even given compensation for his work, he was gone like the wind.

He began to be talked about as a stranger who shows up in times of need and help those who need it most, being a shining ray of hope and vanishing before even being properly thanked, all the while still being aimlessly wandering and adventuring. Finding many lost lands and many great friends. He had made it to the highest lands where he met and dueled goliaths and befriended more. He had found himself in the deepest forests hunting with the elves and living as they do. He had entered expanding caverns of Dwarven kingdoms where he had drunk and was drunk under the table by now life long friends. All these people who know this man know one thing he is always a ray of joy and he tries his best to do so as the happier he is the happier everyone around him is, and the happier he gets.

----------------------------------------------------Act 3: A captured bird------------------------------------------------------

During his time he had picked up notoriety and may different factions asked if he would join them. Many offering honor, status, and gold. He would need to answer to a higher power, and he would be unable to do as he does. So, he declined their offer and did what he continued to do, help people and make friends, and he would need them as during one of these times as an envoy of a vampire approached him and asked if he would like to be a servant of the local vampire lord. Almost immediately Ramsas said no, and when asked he stated that he does not serve anyone except for himself, and he will not help with whatever they want. Obviously peeved the envoy tried to explain but Ramsas was not having any of it as he just left without giving another word.

Later that night Ramsas was kidnapped from his tavern room. He was taken to a vampire's estate, and lookie who it was to greet him, The envoy from earlier that day. He was taken to meet the lord, a very regal looking man who was extremely handsome and his daughter she was beautiful, stunning even. The lord asked Ramsas once again to see if he would reconsider the proposal of being a servant of not him but his daughter. He would serve her for the rest of his days and he would be given everything he would ever want. He told him with a bit of a joke of, "Man that raises my self-esteem just being asked that, but no" and declined the offer. This gave him a less than luxurious treatment of being locked in a cell everyday in a dungeon with nothing but himself and his instrument he learned to make from Tecaza called a guitar. This was his one keep sake that they were unable to take as he was able to conjure it from anywhere as long as his hands were free.

During this time he was given enough food to sustain himself as a food source for the young vampiress and an entertainer for the lord. During this time he was sad as he was unable to travel and see more of the world and happiness in it. All he could do was sing songs for his capturers as he spent the other time either being fed on or playing his guitar. Normally he would have songs of joy and happiness, yet when he thought he was by himself he would play songs of sadness and sorrow. These were songs never even thought of by Ramsas but they were songs he felt from inside and had to let it all out. These songs did not make him feel better, yet it did make him feel like he could go on. As this went on for around a year, he got to know the lords daughter and they had a relationship beyond your are food. Yet Ramsas did not want to do much with her father was keeping him there and has no foreseeable freedom.

Finally at the dead of night when the moon was all but blocked out Ramsas was given a chance. Some friends found where he was and freed him from this prison and took him away and got him to safety in an elven city. There they found the things they did to him, he was malnourished, scared across his body as looked to be tortured, and was branded on the base of his neck. This brand signified him being owned, yet he did have some form of freedom now as they far away from there and was not caught yet. So they all decided to stay for a while and catch up as they helped Ramsas back to his feet.
------------------------------------------------Act 4: Freedom------------------------------------------------------------------
During this time Ramsas slowly recuperated back to him old self, and seemed to be even more jovial by the time they decide to leave. As they split off and took to their own ways they promised to come to any of their aid when in need, making the Pact of the Spero. As now Ramsas was free and had a new lease on life he travelled being his old self, but now with a new look on ideas. He despises those who try to force others into things and hates the idea of someone taking away freedoms and even harming others for their own selfish gain.

A few more years now passed as he had had a few run ins with some tyrants and helped local rebels overthrow them, and many more friends made along the way as he has made it always a stop to head to the Festival of Destiny to meet some friends and maybe make a few more. Looks like it's time for the festival once again. How exciting.

Extra

Color Code: #FFD700
Theme song: Kenichiro Nishihara - Heart (ft. Substantial)
Face Claim:

Too big

Armor:

Too big

Personality Questions

1. His worst memory as a child is when he watched his entire village die to an undead horde. He survived because he destroyed everything there with his power.

2. Ramsas thinks this mark was just a whole dumb thing some mages did years ago to get royals and commoners to get married for some kicks. Ramsas has actually came to the festival multiple times not in search for love, but for the fact that he loves the energy and liveliness that the whole city holds during this time. He is always here in search of his old friends and to maybe to make a few new ones.

3. His spirit animal is a White Capybara.

4. He is most proud of his work when he is able to help people in great need and leave before they worry about paying him.

5. He is ashamed of his time when he was captured as a slave for a vampire who used him to feed and then branded him on his neck.
Brand:

I like hiders

6. He is motivated to find a reason for his survival through countless strife and near death experiences. He wants to see what the world has, and see what this life holds.

7. Ramsas would change the brand on his neck if he could. Other than that he is contempt with who he is.

8. The most important part of a romantic partner is to find someone who is he can call an equal and someone who will make him feel lively all the time.

For the love of god be carful when you open any of my hiders. Most of them hold untold pictures or walls of text that will crash your computer based on their size. Also I'm sorry that I wrote so much. I got bored and I forgot that I should post this eventually.

Edit: For those who read his backstory. I just reread the background again and saw it was jarring to read so I'm rewriting it. Again.

Edit #2: I think it's good now. If there is anything off please tell me.

[EurmalEye]

Almost done working on my character! Got work today so it will be done by the end of the day!

[FailingForward]

Aaaaand my character's up!

@Th3King0fChaos

Awesome job, dude! I really dig this novel-length bio you've written and I'm frankly blown away by the effort. I only have one, little, teeny, tiny, minuscule note which is that he's a touch without flaws at the moment - he seems like he can be consistently relied on to always do the right thing and never make a mistake, which, while fantastic qualities in a person, might make him difficult to interface with in a character-driven story. You don't need to completely rewrite him; maybe just make some mention of how he's sometimes so jovial he becomes insensitive, or how he's been affected in a strongly negative way by his experiences with vampires. Something along those lines. The 'what would he change about himself' question is a good point of interfacing on this one.

Otherwise, super duper good job! I look forward to playing with this guy once those little things are added!

[Th3King0fChaos]

Fair enough I'll get it done as fast as I can

[Th3King0fChaos]

Here are the changes I made to Ramsas:

What would he change about himself: He wishes he could empathies with people more when they have lost loved ones, their village, or when they feel depressed. As he seemed to have not been hit very hard by such emotions when he lost everything when he was younger. He was defiantly sad when he lost Tecaza, yet he rebounded almost immediately and kept going on as he was. And when his parents died he didn't feel devastated, he felt again sad but he was back to normal almost immediately.

Personality add-ons:

His nature can sometimes be annoying as some people don't always want to watch a happy traveler come through their village and try to be funny or cheer people up even though they just lost some loved ones. Many times it will take three or four times just to get it through to him what they need is someone serious over a man who just wants to make people be happy and for him to have a good time, yet once it finally gets through he can mellow out ever so slightly, but still keeping a small smile at all times and taking things his own way.

He does hold inside the fact that he can normally feel isolated from others as his nature sometimes can shun people away, and he can have a hard time connecting with people when it comes to a very serious tone, as he doesn't find what would make people so sad for so long. Some people live their entire lives in sadness when they lose family, when for him he was sad for only a few days at most and was back to being happy. Which can make him seem out of place, especially for what he does, it can feel jarring for him when he saves people and instead of them celebrating life they mourn the dead.

After he was freed from the vampire manor, he was defiantly changed in some ways as he now has constant paranoia at night, or when he is in a less than safe tavern or room. He doesn't despise all vampires, he is just less than, for lack of better words, 'receptive' of most of them as he is haunted by those memories. Even now there is lapses in his happy-go-lucky nature as he can be seen with a short moment of a frown. Almost as if he was capable of such a thing. And at night he had developed a habit of sleeping with a stake launching hand crossbow, a stake in the other hand, and a small glass bottle of holy water hanging from his neck in anticipation that those vampires will come for him again.

[FailingForward]

@Th3King0fChaos

Accepted!

[Sewer Rat]

Still open?

[FailingForward]

Still open?

@Sewer Rat

Yep!

[Saltwater Thief]

Thinking of a character concept now. Should have the sheet submitted by tomorrow.

[EurmalEye]

Birch

Please ignore the ears and bear spirit.

Birch

Name

Birch

Age

25

Species

Human

Gender

Male.

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual

Job

Birch has spent his time fighting as a warrior in a conflict between human and orc barbarian tribes for generations. He has fought with his axe and allies in what he sees as an innumerable number of times. From small skirmishes to full large scale battles, Birch has fought in them all. While Birch lacks magical talent, or the sheer strength of some of the other barbarians in his tribe, he makes up for it with his skill with his axe and quick in his movements. Like many other barbarians, his ability to convert his rage into battle prowess allows him to withstand blows that would kill a normal man and deliver strikes that can put dents in even the toughest of armors.

Appearance

Birch’s body is covered in ritualistic tribal tattoos that cover the many scars he has received in battle. His axe is a high quality steel weapon that is well worn from use, but otherwise unremarkable. Despite his dislike of battle, his weapon is never far from his reach. Incorporated into those designs are the mark that he has at the base of his throat.

Mark

Likes

• Singing
• Stargazing
• Learning
• Magic of any kind
• Food with actual seasoning (a very recent discovery)

Dislikes

• Duty
• Fighting
• Bland Food
• Broken Promises
• Dispassion

Personality

Birch approaches all he meets with a beaming smile and his heart worn upon his sleeve. All those who meet him can tell that he is having the time of his life during this festival. The world he has known his entire life is so radically different than this one, that it is like he has stumbled onto Utopia. He is eager to try any activity or to learn about anything that interests him. In more quiet moments, however Birch retreats into himself considering the future. He will try and distract himself from making himself helpful wherever he is doing tasks such as cleaning, organizing, or weapon maintenance. If not being helpful, Birch will practice self-discipline in the form of training with his weapon. From his past spent on the battlefield, Birch does not handle surprises well and can become aggressive as battle instincts kick in which invariably trigger a massive amount of guilt once he has calmed down.

Birch has very little tolerance of deception. On the mountain, such issues in communication lead to death. As a result, he tends to be blunt and forthright even when a more subtle word is more appropriate. Birch either says what is on his mind or stays silent. As Birch is honest of the world, he expects the world to be honest back to him, with the exception of battle. He will always give someone the benefit of the doubt, but there will be hell to pay if Birch discovers he has been deceived. His trust is easy to earn, but nearly impossible to gain back.

Biggest Fear

Birch fears the shackles of his responsibilities to his clan. As the last remaining son of his father, his fate is to either lead his people once more to battle with the orcs or to be slain by another one of his tribes during a ritual fight for leadership. With either case, there will be more fighting and violence which Birch has no more stomach for. The most horrific part of this fear is that Birch knows that it is his future and also his present. After the festival, he will be returning back to the mountain where the war will no doubt start again.

Greatest Dream

Birch came to see for himself the stories from the wandering skalds of the wondrous kingdom where love is so celebrated and the cities are peaceful. Birch is living his greatest dream at this exact moment: to see the brighter side of life, to share hearty laughter with strangers in a far off land, to learn about the mysterious magic of mages or the strange mechanical curiosities of inventors. The discovery of food prepared with the luxury of being enjoyable was a huge added bonus. Though he is marked, Birch genuinely hopes that the tales of a soulmate are exaggerated as he refuses to bring anyone else into the battlefield that awaits him. Birch is coming into this kingdom with joy in his heart even if he knows what the future holds for him.

Background

Birch was born the seventh son of a barbarian chieftain of the Oxhid tribe on the Mountain of Frostswallow. Frostswallow is a mountain a fair distance north of the Kingdom of Andour where the food is scarce, the winds howl only changes cadence but never stops, and the stars can only be seen better from the sky itself. The people on Frostswallow are hard and resilient to a fault, but there is another threat that has claimed the mountains for their own.For more than 100 years, the human barbarian tribes have been fighting with the orcish tribes across the mountain. The conflict falls into occasionally lulls as both sides recover from the last engagement, but it always starts again, more violent than the last time.

The barbarian tribes banded together and formed one large clan in order to better combat the orc threat. Their current leader is Birch’s father, Hawthorne and with all of his older brothers slain on the battlefield Birch is technically next in line of succession. From an outsider's perspective, this may seem like the equivalent to a prince, but in reality his position is far more tenuous. Three challengers have come forward to take his place so far in ritual combat. The belief of the tribe is that the strongest warrior should lead and it is his responsibility that the strongest prevail. Therefore, surrendering or throwing the fight is not an option. Birch does not share in this belief, after the horrors he has seen, the rare books that have come through the tribe, and seeing the effects the war have caused on his people has caused him to turn away from the traditional beliefs of the clan. He will still follow them as is his duty as the chieftain's son.

Currently, a huge skirmish with the orcs have left both forces exhausted and a temporary cessation in hostilities has occurred. Birch has taken this rare moment to fulfill a dream of his. Throughout his entire life, wandering skalds have come from tribe to tribe providing news and information through the clan and passing down the tales and songs of his people. They also tell tales of other lands and Birch was fascinated with tales of far off lands where magic and love were common and celebrated and the horrors of war are long far off.

Personality Questions

1. What is their worst specific memory from childhood?
Birch felt very close to his older brother, Aspen, the sixth son of their father, they had trained together since they were old enough to hold a weapon. Aspen was what Birch aspired to be: talented, courageous, and well loved by the clan. When Birch was 16 and Aspen was 18, they were out hunting when they were ambushed by a squad of orcs. During the battle, Birch was knocked onto his back and froze up when he saw an orc blade coming down towards. In that moment, Aspen came to his aid and in the process took a mortal blow and died in Birch’s arms. The moment his courage failed him is his greatest shame.

2. What do they think of being Marked? Do they believe in it? Have they come to the festival in search of love, or for some other reason?
Birch does not want to be Marked. The idea of finding a soulmate is incredible, but to bring someone into the warzone he will be returning to, especially if this is someone he is supposed to cherish for the rest of his life is a non-starter to Birch. Avoidance will be his starting strategy with his soulmate.

3. Spirit animal?
Mountain Goat

4. Thing they’re most proud of?
Birch has a wonderful memory for songs and legends. When the wandering skalds would come to his village, Birch would spend as much time as he could with them and has learned a wide repertoire of songs.

5. Thing they’re most ashamed of?
Birch hates that he is so conflicted over his future. He sees his people are far more important than his own individual needs. Birch believes his inner conflict is selfish.

6. What motivates them?
Birch is moved by curiosity, but bound by the chains of his duties to his tribe. At this moment, his clan is the most important thing.

7. What would they change about themselves if they could?
The circumstances of his life and what awaits them after the festival. Being able to pursue his own interests like the secrets of magic or the way of the skalds with their minds and hearts filled with songs and legends. Birch would love to have that sort of freedom in his life.

8. What’s most important in a romantic partner?
Joy in each other’s company. Followed up very closely with communication, but without the delight of being in each other’s company what is the point of it all?

Extra

Color Code: aba000

Sorry for the delay! Came home exhausted last night.

[Vertigo]

Thinking on a somewhat shady tiefling prince (male, obviously) - or a wood elf ranger (female).

Unsure which one to go with.