Virtue in the Void
A Knight's Tale
In the grim darkness of the far future, there are motes of Light. Many worlds of humanity's sprawling starbound empire are shielded by the heroic virtue and unmatched skill of the Questor Imperialis, The Imperial Knights. Each Knight suit is a wonder of humanity's distant past, a technological masterpiece of a forgotten age. Pilots bind with their machines and, through misunderstood archeotech, the spirits of all previous riders of their Knightly war machine, destined to one day withdraw permanently into the machine themselves.
Most Imperial Knights are organised in Houses, very much akin to the Feudal System of Terra's even further flung past, except steed and lance has been replaced with war suit and weaponry that can sunder the very earth itself. Rather than petty fiefdoms they rule continents, worlds and systems, all in the name of the distant light of the Emperor.
House Pendraig is one of the foremost of these Knightly Houses, ruling a vast stellar realm in the name of Holy Terra. There are countless tales of the bravery and ability of these knights, clad in their signature ermine and red, fending off the foes of humanity and wresting victory from the jaws of defeat. They are not, however, one house alone. Their realm of Camlann spans many systems and worlds and from each are drawn lesser Knightly Houses, long lines of nobility (or lack there of) who, when afield, fight under the banner and colours of their surezin lords.
With the turn of each generation, new hopefuls from House Pendraig and their vassal houses gather, the scions of long generations of Knightly 'riders' or the victors of their own local customs, each seeking to claim a place among the Questoris of Camlann, fighting under their own colours, and when called upon, in Ermine and Red.
OOC
As alluded to above, the players will take on the role of new aspirants from across Camlann, seeking to prove themselves as worthy members of their respective Knightly Households. While I will be writing up some sample worlds from which players may draw themselves from, it's ultimately up to each player what sort of world they originated from, and by what process they could have been chosen to represent their world in this ceremony.
The RP will begin with the general festivities and politicing of Imperial Nobles, before diving into the trials that the players will undergo to prove themselves as Knights. Once that particular storyline has been wrapped up, we will then likely proceed to a timeskip, where I will privately determine, alongside each player, how the intervening years have progressed for their character. The rp will then resume as the characters, once young aspirants now (probably) pilots of their own Knightly suits, are called upon to return to Camlann.
Character Sheet
Name:
Homeworld:
Appearance: (Picture/Art if you want, but I'd also like at least a few lines as well. Please no Anime)
Personality:
Biography:
Character sheets should be posted here in the OOC or PM'd to me, and then into the Character Tab when accepted.
The Knights of Pendraig Ride Forth
-Artwork by Biareos
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