[OOC] Ignore this

[Bitterblue111]

I have this whole premise typed out:

1000 years ago there was a terrible war on Valeroma. A war that ravaged the lands. This was not just a world war, it was a global war. It was a war between races, species. Dragons and humans, Elves and Dwarves. It destroyed everything we know. It destroyed the economy of every nation on the planet, it destroyed each government, each countries hospitals, everything. This war sent everyone back to third world technology, swords, shields, but no guns or anything. But it was finally over, and for 1000 years there has been mostly peace among all the inhabitants on Valeroma. Peace among the races and the species.
There is, however, a catch. See, there is always a catch when it comes to world peace. World peace can only last so long. There is an ancient prophecy, a prophecy that speaks of destruction, of chaos. It goes like this:

When the night is dark and the moon is red
Hatched will be a dragon of dread
Eyes like amber and scales like the earth
More than the world his head will be worth
The dragon of dread will be a shifter and more
The kind of monster you read of only in lore
He will seek to rule the last of his race
And make the whole world know of his face

This prophecy speaks of tomorrow night. There is going to be a blood red moon tomorrow night, speaking of the blood shed in that war so many years ago. This prophecy speaks of a terrible creature, a Dragon shifter. He has a dragon form, and a human form. He is extremely powerful. His name? Vaeros.
There was an evil in the world before the war, an evil that seeks to ruin this world, to make life miserable. And for a while, he succeeded. But it was only temporary. So in a last ditch effort, he prophesied about a dragon that would rule over everyone, just when they get comfortable in the new world they've built.
CDragons are the ones we set in charge to make sure the world is safe from war, seeing as they are the kindest, and the wisest, species on the planet. But one dragon will change this...and almost eliminate them.

But with every cursed prophecy, there is a light of redemption. This one? One guide, and a group of Six young men and women, of various races, chosen at the end of the unspeakable war. They are the only ones who will be able to stop Vaeros, together. Together, they will bring peace to the world. Together, they will end Vaeros' crusade.
Are you ready, chosen ones?
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The Councils

Why are there councils?

Like every world, not everything or everyone is perfect. There are still people who are greedy and selfish. The Councils are there to keep law and order, the High Council also makes important decisions for the country. Kind of like a leader, but it's a group of people instead of just one.

The Lower Council

The Lower council is the local council. Every village should have one, but not all do. Some villages are self governed. Anything not handled by the LC is handled by the Higher Council [HC].

The High Council

The High Council is similar to the modern day Supreme Court in the US, but better. The council is made up of globally elected individuals of any race. They serve a single term of the equivalent of 8 of our years. They handle serious issues in Valeroma, including trials that are deemed too important or dangerous for the lower councils.

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Races

Dragons

Dragons are considered the peacekeepers and protectors of the land. They have been the protectors of Valeroma since the beginning of the new era of peace. Despite the myth that they only breathe fire, there are many different elements a dragon can have. They can be water, fire, earth, air, and ice elements. Dragons are known for their kindness. They are open to share their wisdom with anyone who asks, and want to help those in need. This is why their species volunteered for the position that they currently have. Their average lifespan is around 500 years, the second longest lifespan next to the elves.
WIP

Elves

Elves are proud beings. Though proud, they do try their best to be kind. Their version of kindness isn’t the typical definition of it though, so it’s shown in different ways. They tend to be a little egotistical, but are also easier to humble than they let on. They have a rich culture that varies among the different elven villages. Magic is a common ability among Elves, and is practiced and taught from a young age when a gift is found. They are very family and species oriented. They are the worlds healers, seeing as they have the strongest magic of the races. Average lifespan is around 1500 years. WIP

Dwarves

Dwarves are known for their craftsmanship. They are the best blacksmiths and craftsman in Valeroma, due to generations of generations of training and passing down. They are also miners who work in mines to get the metal for their trade. While they tend to be intimidating, they are generally a kind and happy race. They have wicked senses of humor, and love to try to make others laugh. WIP

Shifters

Nobody really knows much about shifters. We know they are born when another shifter has a child, in fact that's the only way a shifter is able to exist. At least one of a shifters parents has to be a shifter for them to have their ability. They are able to shift between two different species entirely, and no one knows how they originally happened. Shifters are generally integrated in whichever culture they are born to, before they shift for the first time. Shifters are accepted by all races except the Humans. Humans see them as outcasts, the unknown to be feared and hunted.

Humans

Humans are the only race that is completely magicless. They are a fearful race, humans. While they aren't violent by nature, they are ruled by fear. In reality, they want to be what we would consider "good." They are extremely fearful of anything that they don't know about. For this reason, they are very wary of the other races. They are a very reactive race, they act first and think later. This is why they are considered violent. Because of this fear, they do have 'rules' in place that can be seen as discriminatory. If a human were to be in an intimate relationship with another race, they would more than likely be outcast. There are those groups that will fight for the end to these rules [you are welcome to play a human in that group, if you so wish]. WIP.

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Rules

1. No Godmodding or anything of the like
2. I am the GM of this RP what I say goes; I am up to discuss things and normaly make decisions based off group discussion, but ultimately I will make final decisions. If I get a Co-Gm, they will be in my absence.
3. You can play: dragons, humans, elves, dwarves, and shifters, any others must get approval from me. ^^
4. Vaeros is to be played by me (@bitterblue111) and the Co-Gm (If I get one)
5. Please have at least 2 paragraphs (5 sentences each, at least) per post for each character, and please use correct grammar.
6. Please wait for at least 2 people to post before you post again (2 posts per char at least if that makes sense?)
7. There are limited amounts of spots available. 6 chosen ones, and 1 Guide. (If you wish to be the Guide, you must pm me before filling out the CS.)
8. If you read the rules put something about coffee and chocolate somewhere in your CS
9. KEEP THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES BALANCED
10. Please post your characters name above each IC post
11. Please post every other week at latest, preferably once a week.
12. HAVE FUN
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Cast List

Cast list

Vaeros (BIG BAD): Bitterblue111
Guide: TBD
Chosen one: @Bitterblue111
Chosen one: @moonshadow
Chosen one: @mistress dizzy
Chosen one: @fetzen
Chosen one: @vietmyke
Chosen One: @DraconiWarlord

Character Sheet

C. Sheet

Name
Age (18+ please)
Gender
Race
Appearance
Personality
Strengths
Weaknesses
Brief Bio
Other

Extra Information

The Chosen Ones

The Chosen ones are the ones who will be uniting to go defeat Vaeros. Later on, there will be a second part of the prophecy that reveals more about them. I would prefer if we could keep the genders even. These Chosen One's (or CO's as I call them) would come from very different backgrounds, different people. They probably won't all get along at first, but with time, they should learn to act more like a team.

The Guide

The Guide would be more of a minor character in this roleplay. The guide would be what draws the 6 CO's together. He would also guide them along the way, if they need strong advice. Or to get them back on track if they lose sight of their purpose. He would appear to each of the CO's in turn, how he would do that, would be by the player and the GM's choice, but is open for discussion in the OOC. He wouldn't be necessarily traveling with them, but would come in and out the group. A spirit would probably be the best way for this to happen, but if you want to make this happen some other way, feel free. :)

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If I have enough people interested, I will create an OOC. I would like to end up having a CO-GM on this rp. please let me know, and I'll create an OOC where the first post from each accepted player will be their Character sheet

Whoever ends up playing the Guide will have to work closely with me on their character. If you play the guide, you are also more than welcome to create a CO. If you play the guide, and we get along well enough, I may or may not end up asking if you'd be Co-Gm. I do ask that you PM me if you are interested in this role.

[Moonshadow]

Should we put CS here until approved or straight into the character tab?

[Bitterblue111]

Should we put CS here until approved or straight into the character tab?

@Moonshadow

I'd post here until approved, and I'll have you put them in the character tab.

[Moonshadow]

Rosarina Loraven

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Name: Rosarina Loraven
Age: 289
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Appearance: Rosarina stands at 5'8" of a more muscular build than most other Elf mages due to her fighter's training. Her dark red hair is oft kept half-bound back in a series of intricate braids. Her eyes, once hazel, now look like burning embers that faintly glow. The mage wears magically infused leather armor, designed to not burn when her magic is being used and a long sword hangs from the arming belt around her waist. A leather quiver of arrows is slung across her back along with a recurve bow kept securely in an archer's bow sock.

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Personality: Fretfully loyal to her community, this elven mage is loyal to a fault. Willing to do whatever the Local Council calls upon her to do, no matter how dangerous it may seem. She is, like many of her kind, a proud woman though her personal troubles with magic have humbled that pride on a personal level.

Strength: In additional to being a powerful mage, Rosarina is also a strong and capable fighter. As a youngling she discovered the painful difficulties of being a pyromancer and to ensure that she would not be entirely reliant on her magic, she begun training as a fighter. Since then she has begun a skilled melee fighter as well as a fairly decent ranger.

Weaknesses: As a ramification of utilizing her fire spells her hands are scarred and appear to be ashy-grey in color extending from her finger tips to just past her wrists. The more she uses her magic, the more of her body gets burned and charred. Additionally, when her emotions run high, her magic has the possibility to lash out. Having focused more on the fighting aspects of combat, Rosarina is not a great archer despite her many years of practice. She fairs best in close combat rather than ranged yet fights more offensively than defensively.

Brief Bio: Rosarina knows very little about her parentage and that lack of knowledge has never really bothered her. She was raised by her village and, in her mind, owes them everything she could possible provide. The Council could have easily cast her aside as a child when her pyromancy was discovered, especially considering the damage done, however they decided instead to help her control the flames and hone her abilities. She was in her early teenage years when the consequences of begun to take hold, as a result Rosarina set aside her magical training and begun learning to physically fight. She trained and worked her way into the guard's ranks of her village and is quick to volunteer for any and every request the Local Council has to offer.

Other: Nothing currently~

[Bitterblue111]

Rosarina Loraven

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Name: Rosarina Loraven
Age: 289
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Appearance: Rosarina stands at 5'8" of a more muscular build than most other Elf mages due to her fighter's training. Her dark red hair is oft kept half-bound back in a series of intricate braids. Her eyes, once hazel, now look like burning embers that faintly glow. The mage wears magically infused leather armor, designed to not burn when her magic is being used and a long sword hangs from the arming belt around her waist. A leather quiver of arrows is slung across her back along with a recurve bow kept securely in an archer's bow sock.

Visual Reference

Artist Credit
Hairstyle Reference

Personality: Fretfully loyal to her community, this elven mage is loyal to a fault. Willing to do whatever the Local Council calls upon her to do, no matter how dangerous it may seem. She is, like many of her kind, a proud woman though her personal troubles with magic have humbled that pride on a personal level.

Strength: In additional to being a powerful mage, Rosarina is also a strong and capable fighter. As a youngling she discovered the painful difficulties of being a pyromancer and to ensure that she would not be entirely reliant on her magic, she begun training as a fighter. Since then she has begun a skilled melee fighter as well as a decent ranger.

Weaknesses: As a ramification of utilizing her fire spells her hands are scarred and appear to be ashy-grey in color extending from her finger tips to just past her wrists. The more she uses her magic, the more of her body gets burned and charred.

Brief Bio: Rosarina knows very little about her parentage and that lack of knowledge has never really bothered her. She was raised by her village and, in her mind, owes them everything she could possible provide. The Council could have easily cast her aside as a child when her pyromancy was discovered, especially considering the damage done, however they decided instead to help her control the flames and hone her abilities. She was in her early teenage years when the consequences of begun to take hold, as a result Rosarina set aside her magical training and begun learning to physically fight. She trained and worked her way into the guard's ranks of her village and is quick to volunteer for any and every request the Local Council has to offer.

Other: Nothing currently~

@Moonshadow

This looks good! Out of plain curiosity, how did she discover her powers and what damage was caused?
I do ask that there be a few minor weaknesses to match the 'minor' strengths you have in addition to the pyromancing. Other than that, you are good to go ahead and post in the Character tab.

[Bitterblue111]

I've also posted my character in the character tab if you would like to check her out.

[Moonshadow]

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This looks good! Out of plain curiosity, how did she discover her powers and what damage was caused?
I do ask that there be a few minor weaknesses to match the 'minor' strengths you have in addition to the pyromancing. Other than that, you are good to go ahead and post in the Character tab.

@Bitterblue111

She had an emotional moment and set fire to her room - added to her weaknesses to reflect this as well as a bit more regarding combat weaknesses :)

[Mistress Dizzy]

Name: Kassandra
Age (18+ please): 153, considered a young adult for a dragon
Gender: Female
Race: Water Dragon Shifter
Appearance: Kassandra is chubby with dark skin and seafoam white hair. She has strange, forked ears that mark her as inhuman, but they don’t look elven and she’s too tall to be a dwarf. Despite having a sweet smile, she has a carnivore’s teeth. She usually dresses a bit outside of fashion as she can’t quite keep up with trends over the many years. Her dragon form is a pastel blue and white.
Personality: Kassandra is gentle and caring, and looks like she couldn’t hurt a fly. In truth, she could do so easily, but only if the fly was hurting others. While she has few friends, she tends to take good care of the people under her watch. Beware her if you ever get her angry.
Strengths: swimming, cooking, staff combat, water magic, singing
Weaknesses: Hot days, bad food, weapons with anti-dragon properties, deserts, dehydration
Brief Bio: Kassandra has served as the local fishing village’s guardian for over 75 years. She helps with large catches, rescues people in storms, tosses brigands out of town, and sometimes teaches the children when their parents are off on sea voyages. She has not left the town in some time, because she is comfortable there. Unfortunately, life isn’t all comfort. Being chosen will test everything she knows, and is.
Other:

[Bitterblue111]

@Mistress Dizzy So when not in dragon form, Kassandra does need to be one of the approved races, her first form would be dragon, that's how she would be the protector, but she does need to be one of the approved races when she shifts. Sorry for the confusion

[Bitterblue111]

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She had an emotional moment and set fire to her room - added to her weaknesses to reflect this as well as a bit more regarding combat weaknesses :)

@Moonshadow

You are good to post in the character tab (:

[Bitterblue111]

Name: Kassandra
Age (18+ please): 153, considered a young adult for a dragon
Gender: Female
Race: Water Dragon Shifter
Appearance: Kassandra is chubby with dark skin and seafoam white hair. She has strange, forked ears that mark her as inhuman, but they don’t look elven and she’s too tall to be a dwarf. Despite having a sweet smile, she has a carnivore’s teeth. She usually dresses a bit outside of fashion as she can’t quite keep up with trends over the many years. Her dragon form is a pastel blue and white.
Personality: Kassandra is gentle and caring, and looks like she couldn’t hurt a fly. In truth, she could do so easily, but only if the fly was hurting others. While she has few friends, she tends to take good care of the people under her watch. Beware her if you ever get her angry.
Strengths: swimming, cooking, staff combat, water magic, singing
Weaknesses: Hot days, bad food, weapons with anti-dragon properties, deserts, dehydration
Brief Bio: Kassandra has served as the local fishing village’s guardian for over 75 years. She helps with large catches, rescues people in storms, tosses brigands out of town, and sometimes teaches the children when their parents are off on sea voyages. She has not left the town in some time, because she is comfortable there. Unfortunately, life isn’t all comfort. Being chosen will test everything she knows, and is.
Other:

@Mistress Dizzy

You also need some physical weaknesses to balance out the magic and combat. Remember magic always comes at a cost

[Mistress Dizzy]

@Bitterblue111 Would having to carry a great amount of drinking water around be considered a weakness? How about being slow in general? She doesn't hit fast, but she does hit hard.

[Bitterblue111]

@Bitterblue111 Would having to carry a great amount of drinking water around be considered a weakness? How about being slow in general? She doesn't hit fast, but she does hit hard.

@Mistress Dizzy

Severe dehydration would do it, yes

[DraconiWarlord]

Here's my CS: The Summoner: A Wolf Shifter, Zav Unhul, more commonly known as the Howler, is a Wolf Shifter and a Summoner mage.

Age: 112

Gender:Male

Elven Appearance: pure white hair, and sky blue eyes. He would wear a grey wolf-fur robe, covering his body. A scar running from his left eyebrow to his nose is visible on his face.

Wolf Appearance: His head is white, and rest of fur is grey. His scar can still be seen in his wolf form. He is a humanoid wolf that walks on his hind legs.

Race: Half- Elf, Half-Dwarf. His mother was an elf, and his father was a Dwarf shifter.

Personality: There's a lot to say about Zav Unhul, but the two traits that surface the most are that he's focused and dedicated. Of course he's also clever, resourceful and passionate, but these are less prominent due to him being egocentric, arrogant, untrusting, and cocky.
His clever and dedicated nature though, this is what he's often admired for. Oftentimes people will count on this and his strategic nature especially when they need a plan.

Nobody's perfect of course and Zav has plenty of rainy days too. His egocentrism and untrusting nature causes plenty of grievances, but more on a personal level than others.
Fortunately his dedication and resourcefulness shines brighter on most days.

Strengths: He can summon a pack of wolves if he is uninjured and focused, but it can only attack an enemy once, and only stays for 10 minutes, and it takes him 5 days to build up enough mana to summon another pack. He is quite slow when running, but has large stamina. He also is strategic, and what he lacks in close-up attacks, he makes up for in ranged attacks.

Flaws: It's hard for other people to earn his trust, and he only joined the quest to prevent more death. He also is a bit cocky and arrogant and believes he can go into any battle and win, though in actuality, it's far from the truth. He also is slow in his attacks. One of his legs is shorter than the other, which is why he's not good at running from enemies or battling them at close range. In an explosion, he lost the skin on his left hand and the organic parts never grew back, so he replaced it with a metal hand crafted out of a steel and copper alloy. When he is in wolf form, his top left paw is covered by metal. Also, if he stays in his wolf form for over 50 minutes, he is stuck in it until the next full moon. He also gets distracted moderately easily, so that makes it hard for him to focus on summoning a wolf pack, as he is often focused on one thing, but not anything else.

Brief Bio: Zav Unhul was born to an elf and a dwarven shifter. He would often run around with his brothers and sisters in their wolf forms and play. One day, he stayed in his wolf form too long and was stuck in it until the next full moon on Midsummer Eve. When he was about 90, a tiger shifter killed his family, and he vowed he would stop anyone from being killed if he was able to. He began to study summoning magic, and by the age of 103, he could summon any canine or animal related to a canine. When he was 106, he was attacked by a fire battle mage in a human arena and just barely won and recovered. His face was scarred, and the skin on his left hand was burned off. It never grew back. So he has a left hand made of bone. He covered his bone hand with a metal hand. Nonetheless, he became too confident, and decided to join a ragtag group to kill the ultimate evil: Vaeros the dragon. He's willing to sacrifice himself to avenge his family, beneath that overconfident and arrogant exterior.

[DraconiWarlord]

How do all the COs meet up; by chance at a random spot or at a specific spot? I mean, obviously purpose, but where?

[vietmyke]

I'll be working on something after classes, expect it to be up sometime tonight or tomorrow

[Bitterblue111]

How do all the COs meet up; by chance at a random spot or at a specific spot? I mean, obviously purpose, but where?

@DraconiWarlord

I will be posting as Vaeros and our guide first before everyone gets going in the IC, so if you see posts please don't reply until I give the okay here in the OOC. In those posts it'll tell all the CO's where to meet up, and how they get there will be up to y'all.

Also, yes, as soon as I approve your character (I'm about to read over it), you post it in the character tab.

[Bitterblue111]

Here's my CS: The Summoner: A Wolf Shifter, Za'vunhul, more commonly known as the Howler, is a Wolf Shifter and a Summoner mage.

Age: 112

Gender:Male

Elven Appearance: pure white hair, and sky blue eyes. He would wear a grey wolf-fur robe, covering his body. A scar running from his left eyebrow to his nose is visible on his face.

Wolf Appearance: His head is white, and rest of fur is grey. His scar can still be seen in his wolf form. He is a humanoid wolf that walks on his hind legs.

Race: Half- Elf, Half-Dwarf. His mother was an elf, and his father was a Dwarf shifter.

Personality: Mysterious, cocky, and sarcastic.
Strengths: He can summon a pack of wolves if he is uninjured and focused, but it can only attack an enemy once, and only stays for 10 minutes, and it takes him 5 days to build up enough mana to summon another pack. He is quite slow when running, but has large stamina. He also is strategic, and what he lacks in close-up attacks, he makes up for in ranged attacks.

Flaws: It's hard for other people to earn his trust, and he only joined the quest to prevent more death. He also is a bit cocky and believes he can go into any battle and win, though in actuality, it's far from the truth. He also is slow in his attacks. One of his legs is shorter than the other, which is why he's not good at running from enemies or battling them at close range. In an explosion, he lost the skin on his left hand and the organic parts never grew back, so he replaced it with a metal hand crafted out of a steel and copper alloy. When he is in wolf form, his top left paw is covered by metal. Also, if he stays in his wolf form for over 50 minutes, he is stuck in it until the next full moon. He also gets distracted moderately easily, so that makes it hard for him to focus on summoning a wolf pack, as he is often focused on one thing, but not anything else.

Brief Bio: Za'vunhul was born to an elf and a dwarven shifter. He would often run around with his brothers and sisters in their wolf forms and play. One day, he stayed in his wolf form too long and was stuck in it until the next full moon on Midsummer Eve. When he was about 90, a tiger shifter killed his family, and he vowed he would stop anyone from being killed if he was able to. When he was 106, he was thrown into a volcano by a dwarven miner and just barely recovered. His face was scarred, and the skin on his left hand was burned off. It never grew back. So he has a left hand made of bone. He covered his bone hand with a metal hand. Nonetheless, he became too confident, and decided to join a ragtag group to kill the ultimate evil: Vaeros the dragon. He's willing to kill himself to avenge his family, beneath that confident and cocky exterior.

@DraconiWarlord

I would like to see his personality a bit fleshed out, other than that Za'vunhul looks good. (Can I call him Zav?) After you do that, you will be good to post him in the character tab.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Name: Kassandra

Age (18+ please): 153, considered a young adult for a dragon

Gender: Female

Race: Water Dragon Shifter/Human

Appearance: Kassandra is chubby with dark skin and seafoam white hair. She has strange, forked ears that mark her as inhuman, but they don’t look elven and she’s too tall to be a dwarf. Despite having a sweet smile, she has a carnivore’s teeth. She usually dresses a bit outside of fashion as she can’t quite keep up with trends over the many years. Her dragon form is a pastel blue and white.
Personality: Kassandra is gentle and caring, and looks like she couldn’t hurt a fly. In truth, she could do so easily, but only if the fly was hurting others. While she has few friends, she tends to take good care of the people under her watch. Beware her if you ever get her angry.

Strengths: swimming, cooking, staff combat, water magic, singing

Weaknesses: Hot days, bad food, weapons with anti-dragon properties, deserts, easily dehydrated, tainted water is worse for her

Brief Bio: Kassandra has served as the local fishing village’s guardian for over 75 years, and has earned the trust of the humans there. She helps with large catches, rescues people in storms, tosses brigands out of town, and sometimes teaches the children when their parents are off on sea voyages. She has not left the town in some time, because she is comfortable there. Unfortunately, life isn’t all comfort. Being chosen will test everything she knows, and is.
Other:

Is this any better? I added the weakness of dehydration.

[vietmyke]

After giving it some thought, I've decided to scrap the magic fisticuffs boi and have gone with a dwarf warrior and engineer! Here is Odran, let me know if anything needs changing:

Odran Stormweaver

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Odran Stormweaver

Name: Odran Stormweaver
Age: 121
Gender: Male
Race: Dwarf
Appearance:
Odran is a stout and sturdily built dwarf, with a bold stance and an intimidating disposition for one so short. Forged by wine, battle, and song, Odran's girth and thick trunk of a body belies a surprising amount of deft and dexterity. Standing at a height of 5'1", he often stands no higher than the chest of other mortal beings, but is incredibly tall for a dwarf. Despite his diminutive stature, he's often denser than most humans, and certainly weighs an amount comparable to a human upwards of six feet in height.

His body is composed mostly of muscle and bound within the relatively diminutive frame of his race, and his face is adorned with a dense, rough beard, and the dark brown hair over his head is pulled into thick dreadlocks. This thick dwarf dresses in a combination of padded cloth, chain, leather underneath a hardened steel plate carapace, but his short legs stomp on the ground with surprising speed and lightness as he walks. Upon his face sits a wide, fat nose, with a crooked angle from many a fistfight, and hard eyes of steel gray. His face is often adorned with a wry grin, and a camaraderie-filled twinkle in his eye.

Personality:
A loud and boisterous soul, like many a dwarf of Valeroma, Odran much like other dwarves is a stubborn, but honorable, hard headed bloke who prefers ale and song to politics and trickery. Blunt, straightforward and to the point, Odran is rarely afraid to speak his mind and tell things exactly as he sees it. Untrusting of magic and the unnatural, Odran will not hesitate to express his unease over the use of such elements but nevertheless admits their usefulness in many situations. Despite his jovial demeanor, Odran has surprising amounts of depth to his thoughts, his loud cheers and alcohol laden breath a visage for a more logical, intrinsically calculative mind. Odran has a very solid understanding of architecture, engineering, and warfare, and a well developed moral compass.

While Odran is vocal and friendly, and quick to throw the title of comrade around, it isn't until another's character has been demonstrated does Odran truly begin showing trust. Odran carefully observes those surrounding him, judging the character of others even whilst he makes jokes and exchanges story and drink. Odran is honorable and relatively unselfish, though if given the choice, he would prefer him and his own success over others.

Despite his affable nature, when its time to get serious, Odran's demeanor switches to that of a calm and collected professional. A professional soldier through and through, Odran fights with a cold and quiet efficiency, and only rarely allows himself emotional outbursts.

Strengths:
Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy: Odran is a capable career soldier. Proficient with a variety of weapons, armor and tactics, Odran finds himself most at home sitting inside a suit of heavy steel, and either firing a heavy crossbow from a fixed position or charging in with axe and shield. A strong and durable fighter, Odran has considerable staying power in a fight, and has surprising amounts of dexterity and deft with his hands. Odran is also a capable smith and craftsman- able to make repairs to weapons and armor as well as build new ones if given the proper materials.

Weaknesses:
While dexterous and strong, Odran's size and stature does him no favors, and his heavy armor slows him down and reduces his overall movement speed. Odran also prefers fighting on solid ground and would likely sink in the water- on account of his heavy armor and stature. Odran is also incapable of using magic, and must rely on others capable of doing so. Odran is also not a fan of flying, and has a slight fear of heights.

Brief Bio:
A career soldier, engineer, siege specialist, and tinker, Odran was born to the Stormweaver clan, a powerful crafts-clan of some repute, well known throughout Valeroma for their weapons, with many aspiring warriors seeking pieces of armor of weapons crafted by his family. While most took up the family trades, Odran instead went about a different way to seek his fortune. Some took to trade, others took to craftsmanship. Odran took to the sciences- the military sciences, to be precise. Odran joined the ranks of the Stormweaver clan warriors, here he would earn his keep through blood and sweat. The clan warriors were divided into companies, each with their own storied past.

Odran joined the Ironborn Free Company as a combat engineer in its service. With his technical prowess, as well as his skill in combat, Odran advanced steadily through the ranks, becoming a trusted sub-leader of his squad commander by the end of his first campaign across the dwarven mountains. By the end of his second campaign, Odran was given command of his own squad, and by the end of his fifth campaign, he was the commander of the Ironborn Company's engineers, and a notable veteran in his own right. When he was chosen, Odran would reluctantly leave the ranks of his comrades to join the company of the chosen.

Other:
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