Dungeon Clearer! The Wonderful World of an Adventurer Reboot

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Adventurers.

The kind of people who venture into the most dangerous places, or go up against terrifying creatures. For profit, or for the thrill of it, whatever the reason there has always been adventurers forging their way through life with spells and blades and all other manners of weaponry and magic. But the life of an adventurer, while exciting, is also very dangerous. Not only that, but without any regulation, there were those who claimed to be adventurers accepting jobs from civilians and proceeding to never fulfill them, or worse, prey upon people who were in need of assistance by taking advantage of their desperation.

These reasons, and many more, were behind the creation of the Adventurer's Guild. Both for the purpose of assisting adventurers, allowing them to learn about various jobs suited to their experience level and locate partners efficiently, and assisting those in need of hiring adventurers. No longer was there any requirement to meet in a bar and hope that the other party was being honest. The adventurer's guild allows for missions to be posted in the guild hall where any adventurers have access to them, or for adventurers to be hired directly.

One of the largest guild halls is located in the city of Venne, capital of the country of Estival. Situated to the North of Ithillin, but far south of distant Barukstaed, Estival enjoys a pleasant climate, allowing for travel at most times of the year. As of now, it's a rather lovely summer.

And of course, business is always bustling for for the Adventurer's Guild. Whether it be low-ranking requests to deal with an infestation of particularly large rats, clearing a dungeon of powerful undead, or even slaying an orc chieftan, the Adventurer's Guild is always ready to supply those in need with those willing to work.

Of course, the adventurers themselves have all sorts of motivations for joining the guild. For the thrill, for the money, for the purpose of helping others, no two adventurers are alike. But they all stand together, as members of the Estival Adventurer’s Guild.

What’s your reason for joining?

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So, this is an RP centered around an Adventurer's Guild in the country of Estival! All kinds of people join the guild, and all sorts of jobs are made avaliable to them. From clearing dungeons, to fighting undead, even pest control, all are jobs offered at various levels for adventurers of all skill and experience levels.

Speaking of levels, the Estival Adventurer's Guild divides its members by experience level, separating them into ranks based on their experience level.

This means that an inexperienced member of the Guild may only accept jobs within their skill level, minimizing the danger until they become more experienced, in order to avoid their potential death.

Additionally, members of the guild are divided into four categories based on their abilities. These classifications allow for a quick understanding of what an adventurer's abilities are focused on, both by those who wish to hire an adventurer and adventurers who wish to form a party.

• Swords:: Adventurers who focus on direct combat. This usually indicates melee weapons, but users of ranged weapons or fists are also categorized as Swords. Those who utilize magic in conjunction with melee, too, are Swords. The main classification of a Sword Adventurer is a focus on direct fighting in some manner.
• Wands: Mages are categorized as Wands. This is for all who utilize magic as their primary weapon, of any sort. Those who use magic to supplement melee weaponry or fists are classified as Swords.
• Cups: Cups is the classification reserved for those who specialize in using divine blessings and other related spells for the purpose of supporting their comrades. While some classified under this category do utilize melee weapons, they are Cups due to a focus on healing and enhancement spells.
• Coins: Coin is reserved for those adventurers who focus on stealth, infiltration, and the disabling of traps. While they likely possess the ability to fight, their main focus is invariably on avoiding conflict, or eliminating enemies without being forced to fight them directly.

In addition to these classifications, there are twenty-two special ranks reserved for the most powerful adventurers in the Guild. These are...

The Magician
The High Priestess
The Empress
The Emperor
The Hierophant
The Lovers
The Chariot
Strength
The Hermit
Wheel of Fortune
Justice
The Hanged Man
Death
Temperance
The Devil
The Tower
The Star
The Moon
The Sun
Judgement
The World

The final rank is not an indication of power, but rather symbolizes one who is descended from the original founders of the Estival Adventurer's Guild. It is known as the Fool.

Finally, there are thirteen adventurer ranks, indicating what range of jobs an adventurer can accept. They range from One to Nine, and then Page, Knight, Queen, and finally King.

I'd like players to stay within a range of ranks four to six. I may accept one who is at most one rank above this limit, and I may also accept those below four if it is discussed with me beforehand.

Adventurers can have various jobs avaliable to them at any given time, and these jobs can range from taking care of a local pest infestation for low-level adventurers to clearing out a dungeon for higher level ones. Of course, between these jobs there's plenty of time for other material, too!

The RP's story will primarily be arc-based, and I'm willing to work with players on personal arcs they may wish to include relating to their characters!

Given she talked me into this, @Raineh Daze will be my co-GM and will be helping me handle a lot of this!

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Races:

• Humans: Straightforward and coming in many varieties. Humans in Estival are ruled by the King and Queen of Estival living Estival's Capital of Venne.
• Elves: Elves, too, come in several varieties, with splits even within these varieties. High Elves dwelling in cities, High Elves dwelling in forests, Wood Elves dwelling in Forests in both tree-cities and in a manner more one with nature, Dark Elves dwelling beneath the earth and far to the North in Barukstaed. The greatest differences between these varieties is culture and architecture, as all elves are unable to die of old age. They are also capable of reproducing with humans, producing half-elves. Of course, Elves are extremely rare in Thaln.
  
  • High Elves: There are a handful of High Elven settlements beyond Lethienvel, but they are few and far between. Rarely, a High Elf from beyond the veil will venture into the rest of the world. High Elves boast perhaps the greatest proficiency with magic among their kind.
  • Dark Elves: From the Far North, Dark Elves are mysterious folk who dwell so far to the North that the sun rarely pierces the snowstorms. Another rare sight in Velt. Dark Elves are highly proficient assassins and are skilled in the art of stealth and infiltration.
  • Wood Elves: The most common variant of Elven kind in Velt, and the youngest, Wood Elves dwell in forest cities and towns. They are fond of solitude, but gracious hosts to visitors who arrive with their permission. Few intruders, however, return alive. Wood elves are known for their skill in archery and hunting. There is a Wood Elf Settlement in Thaln, but finding it is extremely difficult.
• Dwarves: Short, bearded folk dwelling in their deep mines and working metal, dwarves have a reputation for honesty, loyalty, and being the most stubborn people you could possibly meet. Dwarves often build vast kingdoms within mountains across the land. The dwarven capital is North of Estival, in the great Grey Mountains, home to their most vast halls and the Deep King. Dwarven metalworking is the best by far in the land, but they lack magical capabilities entirely.
• Nem: A diminutive race from the deserts of the south, the Nem resemble small humans, commonly reaching heights of around 3'4-3'5. They are universally pale in skintone, with red or yellow eyes and black hair. Nem males cannot grow facial hair, and as a whole they are small and agile but lacking in physical strength. They are also known for being skilled archers, and wielding curved swords(well, more like daggers to the larger races). Their language lacks an equivalent to the letter "B", and some Nem have trouble pronouncing it as a result. They are nocturnal and possess excellent night vision, but during the day their vision is slightly worse than a human's. They also easily burn in the sun and must wear covering clothing to move during the day. Most Nem live in their desert homes, but there are a few found in Estival as well. They have an extremely low alcohol tolerance. Nem worship a night goddess known as Ila-Nem.
• The Hundi: The Hundi are a a near-human race. On average they are around the average human height, or slightly shorter. What physically sets them apart from humanity is their soft, furred, dog-like ears and tails. Loyal, proud, and honorable, the Hundi are said to be incapable of lying. On every Hundi's sixteenth birthday, they are sent on a journey to practice their highly-valued combat skills and learn about the world first-hand. An unusual custom of the race is their unique marriage rights. An opponent who defeats a Hundi in honorable combat immediately gains the position of that Hundi's fiancee, to be married as soon as possible. Hundi are most common in Ithillin, but some enter Estival as part of their mandatory quests, or as wanderers or the occasional sellsword.
• Sapient Undead: Living beings who have, for whatever reason, revived after death with their mind intact. Usually this process only occurs with the recently dead. In place of the inherent life of any living being, they possess what magi refer to as a "mana reactor", a wellspring of mana simulating life and allowing a corpse to be animated. Their bodies do not decompose, and they are immune to poisoning or the effects of bloodloss(though their blood does indeed flow it serves no purpose). The "mana reactor" allows their bodies to heal, but decapitation is unquestionably death for even the most powerful of sapient undead. They can also be hacked to pieces, their bodies capable of healing but needing its parts to be fixed in place before such a thing is possible. One possible source of Sapient Undead is necromancy.
• Fairy: Fairies resemble female, human-like children. With the exception of the fact that human children tend not to be six inches tall at most, winged, and wearing clothing made from flowers. Fairies possess translucent insect-like wings, and all fairies are female. They tend to possess a childish immaturity, but they are in fact adults. Fairies tend to be inquisitive and curious, as it benefits such a small race of beings to investigate their surroundings thoroughly. Their curiosity extends to when they meet new people, as well. Fairies are mostly harmless, the worst they seem to be able to bring themselves to do being mischievous pranks upon other, larger races. However, harming or killing a fairy will bring the anger of other fairies upon the perpetrator, and they carry a large amount of sharp objects and know how to aim for the eyes and throat far too well. Fairies cannot die of old age, and only violence or disease can kill a fairy. A common sight in Estival's forests.
• Nagas: One of the monstrous races, and an extremely uncommon sight outside of the wilds, nagas are human until you reach their thighs. For, from the thighs down, a naga possesses a strong, thick snake tail instead of legs. Nagas are carnivorous and possess sharpened teeth. A naga's tail is incredibly strong and remarkably dangerous.
• Driders: Driders are a relatively rare race, uncommon in populated areas. They come in a variety of subraces, each with the features of a different spider, varying in size and strength. Commonly, driders are well-suited to utilizing magic, but some of the largest subraces of drider are incredibly strong, as well. Much like nagas, they are carnivorous, finding it difficult to digest anything aside from meat. Unfortunately, there is some level of discrimination against driders in some countries, based on rumors of a taste for human flesh, but this is altogether false.
• Harpies: A mountain-dwelling monstrous race, harpies are an unusual race of beings in that they are entirely female, relying on the males of other races for reproduction. In place of arms they have a pair of wings, and therefore lack hands and cannot create clothing or tools easily. Harpies dwelling in towns or cities often live with a roommate of another race in order to be dressed properly. A harpy's bird-like feet are highly dexterous and possess sharp claws, and their wings are strong enough to easily break a man's arm. They are light due to their hollow bones and highly cold-resistant. On average they are somewhat shorter than human females.Ask before signing up
• Orcs and Goblins: A race divided into two categories, largely by strength and size. Orcs are on average a head taller than a human man, and are very burly and powerful. Goblins are usually a head shorter on average, and are wiry and thin. They usually possess sickly green or grey skin, and are violent barbarians who pillage and steal from others. Orcs are generally found roving in warbands, while Goblins often hide in deep, dank caves. Both Orcs and Goblins are known to eat the flesh of other races. Orcs ride boars, often given aggression-boosting herbs.Not playable
• Trolls: A relation to Orcs and Goblins, Trolls are tall, muscular, and dim-witted beasts. Eating anything they can get their hands on, trolls are more monsters than they are sapient beings. Orcs often use them as attack dogs of a sort, filling them with aggression-boosting herbs. Not playable
• Mindless Undead: Undead reanimated by a source that does not retain their mind. These undead can be revived at any point after death, and unlike sapient undead their bodies are not preserved. Rotting corpses or skeletal warriors, mindless undead crave flesh and will attempt to consume it even though they are incapable of digesting it. With the aid of guiding intelligence, such as a necromancer, mindless undead can wield weaponry. Necromancy can also raise mindless undead. They may also occur in places of great violence or magical disturbance. While a bite from a mindless undead can cause unpleasant infection, they are usually no great threat to a prepared warrior. Mindless Undead are considered an abomination by the Dual Church of Reon and Mayon, and are exterminated whenever possible. Not playable
• Giants: A race of huge humanoids, often ranging from seventeen to twenty-five feet tall in height. They resemble, quite simply, enormous humans of either gender. They are extremely strong and physically capable, but few giants ever posses the capability of performing magic. Velt's Giants live in small settlements resembling human villages, but there are giants with a more tribal civilization further south. In spite of the size difference, half-giants are possible. They tend to be around ten feet tall and have immense strength.Not playable, too big to fit into dungeons

Locations:

• Estival: A vast land to the north of Ithillin, Estival is famous for its expansive adventurer's guild and the plethora of ancient ruins and various other unusual landmarks, likely due to once having been part of a larger country in the distant past, that no longer exists. Ruled by the King and Queen of Estival(who have three children, two daughters and one son), it is a prosperous country in no small part due to the Adventurer's Guild itself.
• Velt: The country of Velt, Southwest of Thaln, is a vast land composed largely of plains and forests, with a few notable mountain ranges(such as the Northern mountain of Cahladren, home to the dwarven city of Draz'khzidra). The River Nirinel runs through the heart of Velt, and the Veltan capital of Meridan is situated on its Southwestern bank. Velt is dotted with ruins of the past, from the crumbling Blue Ridge Watchstation overlooking Vaelin's Lake, to the deep, dark ruins of the Prison-Castle of Mad King Haldric. Meridan is a vast, wealthy city, featuring the White Tower as the seat of its royalty and the rulers of Velt. As for climate, Velt enjoys warm summers and snowy, yet relatively mild winters. Another notable landmark is Caraan Valley, the location of the final battle in the Orc War. It was here that Captain Mathen beheaded the Orc Chieftan Gridashk and the Orc legions were broken.
• Ithillin: The land to the north of Thaln, ruled by Lord Indril of Calthir. Similar to Velt in climate and geography, though lacking in the mountainous regions to the North, Ithillin has a bustling trade with Velt and the two countries enjoy excellent relations. Thaln experiences some of this trade as well. The country's capital is Calthir, situated to the northwest. Deep in the southeast their lies the Black Pit, Talderia, a foul crater given a wide breadth by all but the most insistent of adventurers.
  
  • Talderia: "And the King's misdeeds destroyed all, his black heart darkened his city, and all was brought to ruin." The ruins of the ancient city of Talderia are located in Ithillin. They are given a wide breadth by travelers, and it is often times that Talderia is referred to as the Black Pit. For the ruins of Talderia have become a den of the utmost evil, filled with the most vile beings beyond imagining. None who venture into the Black Pit ever return.
• The Veil of Tears/Lethienvel: The famed, or perhaps infamous, rushing wall of water dividing the western land of the High Elves and the lands east of them. There are gate-ways between them, though the water. There is no visible source, and yet somehow it appears to flow. Though somehow, it is difficult to tell if the water flows up or down. Its infamy stems from a tragic event in the history of the High Elves, the first occurrence of the spilling of High Elven blood by other High Elves. The tragedy and regret from this incident gave the location its name, and to this day many High Elves still have reluctance to cross the Veil. However, there are some settlements on the opposite side of the Veil.
• Orodagor: In the land east of Estival lies the shattered remains of a relic of a long-passed age. Orodagor, the Black Fortress, was a stronghold for the armies of Hidroroth of the Dark. Hidroroth, the poison existence born from the utter fall to evil of one of the world's deities, sought to paint the world in shadows an consume all life in a shroud of darkness. He was slain, ultimately, in the Battle of Inmoorn, thousands of years ago, his spirit left to the judgement of the Gods. Orodagor was one of the remnants of this long-passed age, abandoned for centuries. However, nearly eight-hundred years ago, a new figure appeared and made her stronghold here. The Witch-Queen of Orodagor, as she came to be known, threatened all the lands by sending her coven of witches to overtake the lands. She was apparently slain at Orodagor in spite of her incredibly powerful magic, but rumor has it she did not perish here.

Other:

• The Church of Reon/The Church of Mayon: The largest religion among humans in Estival, originating from Velt, this dualistic religion worships both the Sun Goddess Reon and the Moon Goddess Mayon. Both Goddesses, it is said, cannot be separated from one another. Reon's symbol is a highly-stylized lily, and Mayon's is a similarly-stylized rose. Chapels to the goddesses are paired, and adherents focus on either one or the other. Paladins of both goddesses are a common sight, with Reonite paladins being highly aggressive combatants while Mayonite paladins are often more intended to keep peace. The religion is deeply anti-slavery, and Reonite paladins are often deployed to break slavery rings and free those being sold through them. Worship for either sect features the sacrifice of lilies for Reon and roses for Mayon. In Estival, Reon worship is more common then Mayon worship, but both goddesses are revered.
  
  • Reon: The sun goddess Reon is believed to have the form of a beautiful maiden. While unimpressive in stature in spite of her nature as a deity, it is said that the goddess possesses a fiery nature. She is described as having fair skin, flowing, long blonde hair, and alert blue eyes. She is clad in red and gold robes. Reon is said to have a palace on the surface of the Sun, a paradise that all her worshippers go to after death. Naturally, the aspect most strongly symbolizing her is fire. Lilies are even burned to be sacrificed to her. The weaponry of Reonite Paladins is often enchanted so that it is capable of in some way channeling this divine fire. Reonite Paladins are highly aggressive fighters, their purpose being to destroy evil.
  • Mayon: The moon goddess Mayon also takes the form of a beautiful maiden. She is taller than Reon, with shorter, black hair and somewhat darker skin. Her eyes are a soft shade of amber. She wears robes of blue and white, and like her counterpart possesses a palace, though naturally hers is situated on the moon. The aspect that most strongly symbolizes her is water, for water is directly effected by the phases of the moon. Incorporating water into weaponry in a direct manner is difficult, so unlike Reonite Paladins, Paladins of Mayon do not often use such enchantments. They are more protective, often wielding enormous tower shields for the purpose of defending themselves and the innocent from evil.
• Magic: Many races possess a natural internal source of mana. However, not everyone has enough to achieve the status of a mage. Magi are practioners of magic educated by a tutor or by a Mage's College, honing their skills in order to cast a variety of spells. Spells require some concentration and the ability to cast, using chants ranging of at least one word. Stronger spells require more words and therefore take more time to cast. Running low on mana is dangerous as it may strain the caster's body, causing them to lose consciousness or worse. Magic users educated outside of the accepted systems are known as witches, and are viewed with no small amount of suspicion.

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Bios:

• Name:
• Age:
• Gender:
• Race:
• Rank: 4-6
• Appearance:
• Personality:
• Brief Backstory:
• Equipment:
• Skills:

[Raineh Daze]

Enthusiastic co-GM reporting for duty. o7

... I will note that neither of my planned characters fits inside the stated range but because they're always together and one is way below it, they work out the midpoint. So the "just outside of the parameters" slots are available.

[HereComesTheSnow]

Will this be concurrent with Iron Roses?

[Raineh Daze]

Pretty much? There's not really going to be any overlap since we're literally the other side of a country.

Speaking of Iron Roses, the general strength of individual knights is a little higher than the adventurers here (and the long-serving veterans even more so). Less country-affecting stuff on hand for adventurers, but it's also less regimented.

[HereComesTheSnow]

Just might influence a few character ideas if I jump in. I’ll mull it over a bit.

Good to know on character powerage!

[Raineh Daze]

It's not really something I'd expect to see reflected in bios, it's more a note for magic-knight type characters.

[Heartfillia]

mmmmmm you had to dash my hopes with the congruent with iron rose storyline. This would have been perfect for Elwen before she went back XD

[HereComesTheSnow]

Is classification switching—say a sniper starts getting really interested in spells, for instance— a thing?

[Raineh Daze]

If the game goes long enough, sure. It's not like there's prescriptive roles.

Example characters:

Hider

• Name: Corinne Julienne Delphine de Tiffauges
• Age: 17
• Gender: Female
• Race: Hundi
• Rank: 2 of Wands
• Appearance: Corrine's appearance is, perhaps, the first clue that she is not the most capable or experienced of adventurers. Fine, richly-dyed cloth, embroidery, jewels, and a physique that speaks of a lot more "reading books near a fire" than seriously working out. She's even on the short side for a Hundi, coming to all of 4'9.
• Personality: It's said that Hundi are incapable of lying, but nowhere is it said that they have to say almost whatever is on their mind regardless of the tact of the situation. Unfortunately, that describes Corinne perfectly well, with a tendency towards putting her foot in her mouth at the slightest chance. On the plus side, given how easily she speaks her mind, spending almost any amount of time near her is a good way to be certain that the upbeat Hundi has almost no ill will towards anyone in her. It also makes it clear that despite her grasp of magic and good grasp of such things as finance and how one might run an estate... either Corinne's painfully naive, or just kind of dumb.
  Corinne can be almost painfully shy around new people despite the bluntness, often choosing to stand carefully behind Liliane (formerly her parents) until she's comfortable. This also describes her reaction to mindless undead quite well, despite--even with her inexperience--having perhaps the best skill set for stopping them.
• Brief Backstory: Tiffauges is a reasonably large town about two days' travel on foot from the Black Pit--far enough away that anything that comes out of it is unlikely to head its way, but close enough that if something were to be seen it would require an immediate defence just in case. Specialising in fine pottery and (like much of Ithillin) wine, it's prosperous enough to do quite a large amount of trading. All in all, it means that the noble family overseeing the area is more well-off than some of their strictly farming-focused peers. Corinne, as her name indicates, was born into the family and remains their only child.
  Throughout her childhood she proved completely inept at every single form of combat she was shown, even with training. Given the high value Hundi place on their combat skills, she was desperate to find something to do well at--and in desperation showed a remarkably rare talent amounts them, having much more mana than normal; enough to actively focus on magic as a primary form of combat. A tutor was quickly arranged, and by her sixteenth birthday Corinne had learned a reasonably impressive selection of magic... though her speed and efficiency left a lot to be desired.
  On her coming-of-age journey, the mage was desperate to prove that she had learned something worth fighting with but her natural clumsiness and difficulty even starting a conversation with total strangers lead them to help her practise but avoid a proper duel. Corinne was growing despondent at ever finding someone who would give her a chance and started to head out from the more Hundi-dominated region of Ithillin towards the human settlements when she had a fortuitous meeting: a girl of similar age to herself, headed in the other direction. Unlike the others she had met, this girl didn't immediately dismiss her request, turning around and accompanying Corinne for a few days more before accepting the duel. It didn't even last ten seconds.
  Word was sent back to her parents to prepare for the inevitable wedding, and Liliane made sure to keep an eye on her for the remainder of the journey, explaining that she was a novice adventurer who had been paying a visit home when they met. It was her fiancée's description of the northern guild that gave Corinne an idea where she could practice and perfect her magic, show that she was good for something and would be able to keep Tiffauges safe.
  They didn't spend time in Ithillin for long after the wedding, making the trek north and registering the young noble with the guild. With no experience and a rather impractical skillset, her rank remains dreadfully low--albeit with Liliane accompanying her the entire time and letting her strengths show, Corinne is allowed to take more advanced jobs.
• Equipment: The sole piece of adventuring equipment in Corinne's position is her staff--a particularly well-made magical catalyst, made from materials traded with the far east; the stave is made of maple and the gemstones are jadeite. As a result of its specific construction, it is highly resilient to damage--though trying to test it against a magical weapon would probably wear through it in short order--and remarkably good at improving mana efficiency and allowing her to shorten many incantations to a workable length. The downside is that the construction method essentially locked each gem into assisting with a single form of magic--her preferred fire and lightning. If she were to try anything else, the staff is mostly an aiming tool.
• Skills: Corinne is neither a skilled adventurer nor a mage who spent their entire childhood studying in a mage college; she's essentially getting by on a scant secondary education in the art of spellcasting. That's not to say that she's bad; her mana capacity is high by the standards of magically-inclined races and with sufficient practice would more than make up for her late start. Unfortunately, she focused on three things primarily: firepower, aim, and breadth of options. Corinne has a surprisingly vast list of known fire and lightning spells, but she simply can't cast them quickly or keep going for long, especially without her staff. Her most powerful spell is an explosion that will use all her available mana without fail.
  This imbalance is part of the consideration for allowing her on more dangerous missions when supported; the damage she can do over a long job is more appropriate for a rank 5 or 6 adventurer and almost too dangerous with her lack of practice for low-rank missions.
  Oddly, she actually does have some finesse with magic... when using it entirely to prepare and cook food. This may have been spurred on by Corinne's coming-of-age journey because she otherwise can't cook at all.

• Name: Liliane de Tiffauges née Magnier
• Age: 19
• Gender: Female
• Race: Hundi
• Rank: 7 of Swords
• Appearance: Liliane's boyish looks end at her height, being no taller than Corinne is. Even though she now has access to newer, less oft-repaired and higher quality clothing, Liliane prefers to stick to the same adventuring gear she's always worn, considering the faded wool to be more suited to her than anything that she might otherwise get--not to mention practical and less liable to go to waste when damaged on adventure. Befitting her emphasis on speed over strength, her athletic figure definitely goes for lean rather than muscular.
• Personality: Proud, honourable, and... really quite a grump. Liliane has quite the habit of taking delays or mistakes poorly, always wanting to finish whatever job is at hand as quickly and efficiently as possible and getting increasingly more exasperated with mistakes or confusion as it goes on, and generally not suffering fools well as a result. This even spills over into relaxing; she tends to like contests of skill and gambling (and finds it amusing how many people think telling the truth means you can't bluff) and becomes quite the sore loser if she has a particularly bad run of luck.
  Liliane is exceptionally protective of friends and family despite her harsh attitude and can even be outright affectionate if there aren't too many people around--she seems to mostly act to not show any weakness to large crowds.
• Brief Backstory: Liliane isn't one to talk about her father or childhood much--a run of bad decisions earlier in life, a set of hard-to-sell skills, and she spent most of her time engaged in banditry and crime, though not the sort of stealthy burglary that might be something to write home about. She learned a lot, and even more once she was able to wheedle her mother's location from her father and leave. It was her mother that made Liliane polish her fighting and learn how to fight something other than human, or armoured in a way that a brigand would never have taught her about except to run. Then she was sent up to the Adventurer's Guild to put it to use and do some good to make up for her childhood.
  Really, the coming-of-age journey after that was absolutely nothing to note. It was really more of the same for a girl who had grown up travelling around a lot and even more recently adventuring. She finished up and returned to the guild, taking some pride in the way her rank continued to climb. It was then that Liliane hoped that she'd done enough to visit home without being reprimanded again.
  The adventurer was nearly there when she came across something simultaneously expected and unexpected: a younger Hundi on her own journey, desperate to prove her combat ability... but so blatantly unsuited for it that almost anyone could guarantee a win. Uncertain if this was all a very good act--could someone really be so clueless?--Liliane shadowed Corinne for the better part of a week before realising that, unfortunately, it was. If the mage kept looking for a fight, it was only a matter of time before she met someone more unscrupulous and willing to take advantage of her, or someone clueless about their customs and still likely to take advantage of a noble's resources. And she was cute.
  After that, Liliane spent her time doing much the same sort of thing as Corinne--marrying into the more important family, agreeing to help her idiot wife with becoming an adventurer. It's rather aggravating to put honing her own skills fully on hold, but since the alternative would be letting Corinne go into danger unsupervised... well, holding back and doing more of a protective role isn't the worst thing she could be doing.
• Equipment: Liliane's daggers are alchemically treated to repel both blood and dirt, both failing to adhere to their surfaces and sliding off. The coating, however, bonds well with oils. Why is this important? Because the satchel on her hips (itself a wedding present) is magically expanded and full of vials of oil-based poisons. This includes both more lethal or debilitating poisons--why kill an enemy by massive wounds if a few small cuts will start turning your blood to gel or the like?--and a rather large amount of numbing agents. One small cut leading to a disabled arm is a good way to make taking someone alive easier. It even has a few acids for things that would otherwise be immune to her weapons.
• Skills: Obviously, daggers are Liliane's weapon of choice, able to swap which hand is being used to attack or defend at a moment's notice--if she was ever not ambidextrous, it's long enough ago that she doesn't remember. Her fighting style is consequently based on dodging, deflecting, and feinting attacks so often that a cautious opponent won't know when to launch an attack and a reckless one will be cut to pieces. Against other people, a generous amount of dirty fighting can be added. Having to protect another person limits her range of motion a lot, but it's normally necessary.
  Outside of combat, Liliane has a very good working knowledge of what plants are safe to eat somehow and which are actually poisonous, as well as camping expertise. Her cooking leaves a lot to be desired; the best you can say is that it's probably not totally burned. Furthermore, as a result of a long childhood spent camping in the wilderness and her own soft side, Liliane is skilled at charming canines--from guard dogs to wild wolves--to her side... if nobody else fights them.

[Heartfillia]

well corinne looks just absolutely positively adorable @Raineh Daze

[Raineh Daze]

That was the goal!

[HereComesTheSnow]

regarding “snipers” again, would such an archer that specializes in extreme distances be classed as a sword or coin? i’m somewhat assuming the latter, since they’re outside immediate danger.

[Raineh Daze]

I would think if they can't keep up once engaged, Coins.

[Heartfillia]

well i will be interested, I just dont know if I should make a boi or girl mmmm Decisions decisions.

[Caasicam]

throwing in tentative interest here. if i can come with a solid character concept i'm totally in. liking this setup tbh.

[The Red Seelie]

Interested!

[Derg2]

• Sapient Undead: Living beings who have, for whatever reason, revived after death with their mind intact. Usually this process only occurs with the recently dead. In place of the inherent life of any living being, they possess what magi refer to as a "mana reactor", a wellspring of mana simulating life and allowing a corpse to be animated. Their bodies do not decompose, and they are immune to poisoning or the effects of bloodloss(though their blood does indeed flow it serves no purpose). The "mana reactor" allows their bodies to heal, but decapitation is unquestionably death for even the most powerful of sapient undead. They can also be hacked to pieces, their bodies capable of healing but needing its parts to be fixed in place before such a thing is possible. One possible source of Sapient Undead is necromancy.

@VitaVitaAR

big interested.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Righto, throwing in my interest

Will starting thinking up some ideas.

[Heartfillia]

@Derg2 honestly when I read that I instantly thought of a delusional ains ooal gown type character who thought he is the overlord of this guild. It was tempting

[Raineh Daze]

Sapient undead still for the most part look like they're alive; since they come back at the moment of death and have explicit regeneration.

An intelligent undead that isn't would be a lich and you can imagine how poorly a terrifyingly powerful evil necromancer fits in. :p