[OOC] Dungeon Clearer! A Fantasy Adventurer RP

[Lucius Cypher]

So, would it be okay to switch up my backstory a bit? I haven’t made any edits yet but I pretty much have the concept ready to plug in and go.

[VitaVitaAR]

@Lucius Cypher: Let me see what you come up with? Though as I mentioned to another potential player, since the cast size is small I think it's best to increase variety, and thus I'd consider making him something other then a nem.

[Lucius Cypher]

@VitaVitaAR I’m hoping to keep him a Nem, but if needed I can change up races. In any case the backstory is similar, but after leaving the mercenary company Dayvt will instead become a bounty hunter, learning a different set of skills that would require stealth, agility, and faster thinking. In keeping with the theme of a cynical type however, while Dayvt does go after criminals, not everyone he hunts down were bad people: most of them are just people who took up a loan or debt and are fleeing from it.

And while there were plenty enough who are violent, it got to the point where Dayvt was usually just finding some deadbeat who’s begging to be set free, Dayvt refuses on a professional principle, knocking them out, and dragging them back to the merchant guild or guards so they can work off their debts. Occasionally the debtors might’ve gotten bodyguards or seeking shelter with a shady group, and these people Dayvt usually just kills. Dayvt would then quit the job and become an adventurer to find some more excitement and hopefully company.

[Darner]

This is the kind of rp i love the most, hope you don't mind me dropping a cs here.

Dolivodro

Name: Dolivodro Kaspov
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Ingvarr
Rank: 5 of Swords
Appearance:
A tall somewhat bulky man with two ram like horns that curve out from the top of his red headed short spiky hair. He is a clearly fit and toned adventurer with some experience under his belt. He has a slight stubble of trimmed mutton chops for facial hair. When not wearing his armor he can be seen wearing somewhat baggy clothing clearly fit for the colder climates of the north that have been worn down from years of use, specifically a brown furred coat with a hood and chestnut colored pants.

Personality: Calm and kind hearted when outside of combat he thinks best on how to help those he works with first. Often, to his own detriment, even giving up most of his rewards for quest fulfilling to teammates if they give him a fake sob story along the way. Within combat he flips to a heated and determined man concerned first and foremost with stopping the enemy in their tracks, and second in crushing them fully in a show of strength.

He is horrible at attempting to sneak around due to his personal belief of fighting the enemy head on being the only honorable way to fight. This has earned him a bad reputation among coin ranks as a musclehead through and through.

Brief Backstory: most of his history before becoming an adventurer could be boiled down to a single word: Simple. His life before becoming an adventurer was as a simple farmer working hard and cold pastures for years, saving up money, and competing in town events to show strength every turn of season. After becoming an adventurer he quickly rose the ranks up to fifth of swords with his tenacity and honed strength, being known by guilds to take on even the lowest paying quests and ones below his strength if requested, but has recently hit a slump in his growth, while still showing promise.

Equipment: An old farming hoe blade carried as a personal possession, a single set of well worn plate mail, a typical guard's spear you could find almost anywhere, a buckler shield, a backpack slung over his shoulders, and an explorer's pack full of rations, waterskins, rope, and the works.

Skills:
Sentinel: he specializes first and foremost in drawing enemy attention and keeping it locked on him with his massive figure and natural physical strength.

Tough: Due to his extraneous work back in his homeland as a farmer his body is naturally a bit more durable than others letting him shrug off weaker physical blunting blows.

Cold/heat resistance: Hailing from the colder pastures, he's naturally more resistant to magic and environments where the wind is like a biting cold fenrir, however on the flipside he doesnt deal too well with the heat, and deserts are his natural enemy during the day.

Honorable Warrior: Highly skilled in one on one combat, he has a natural talent for combat against single enemies with his overpowering strength combined with natural technique in battle.

Herbalism: Working with plants for so long has lead to him having wide knowledge on plant species, herbs and mushrooms. Even plants he can't identify he'll be able to take educated guesses on the effects of what consuming one might do.

Animal interest: He's knowledgeable with a wide range of birds, having a fascination with species like Pidgeons and Owls from a young age. He can usually track a bird like creature to its roost through its natural habits like marking and feathers.

[Zoey Boey]

@VitaVitaAR Well, okay. I will rework it though since I was looking forward to playing someone like Vess.

Okay as I was writing this someone just submitted a character that is similar enough to my first paladin idea. It was literally a gentle giant Ingvarr, haha. Now I will just be reworking Vess until she is a paladin, I guess. I don't know. I might have to take a bit since my momentum for joining this RP just shattered against a wall and I have to start from scratch.

[Zoey Boey]

good news! i was a bit blue about my chances in this RP, but, ive come up with a character i think will make a good, charismatic paladin. @VitaVitaAR

What are the Reonites' rules on party animals? lol. is there a strict lifestyle they have to lead? I'd also like to know more about cool firepowers or particular religious stuff. other than just anti-slavery, which is badass, because slavery is super lame.

[VitaVitaAR]

@Zoey Boey: Okay so in terms of a strict lifestyle, naturally moderation is enforced in indulgent things like alcohol. Technically getting a little too hammered isn't going to get your position taken away or something, but it's not going to be looked upon that fondly. So basically a party animal type could be a paladin, it's just their behavior would be treated as on the uncouth side.

As you'd expect, serving justice, protecting the weak, all that kind of stuff is part of being a paladin. Specific to Reonite paladins is the fact they're always going to be more geared for more aggressive conduct, though of course there's not a hard line where only Reonite paladins destroy the wicked and only Mayonite paladins protect the weak, it's just the former are usually best equipped for more aggressive actions and the latter are usually best equipped for more defensive actions.

Reonite paladins have the mark of Reon(the Fleur di Lys) somewhere on their body, it's up to the individual paladin where. They're also likely to carry lillies on their person for sacrifice during prayer. Under both Reon and Mayon, undeath is an abomination(barring circumstances where the undead retains their mind and free will, but it's still not exactly treated fondly) and mindless or wicked undead are to be exterminated whenever they are discovered without mercy. To this end, most necromancy is also considered an abomination and those who conduct it should be given a chance to repent, but will face death if they reject this opportunity.

There's some other fairly obvious stuff, like never attacking the defenseless, that kind of thing. Paladins are also part of the clergy and thus can act in the capacity any similar members of said clergy. This means officiating weddings, that kind of thing.

Exorcism rites, purging evil, all these sorts of things are to be expected from a paladin. As for specific magic, Reonite paladins have access to Divine Solar Fire, be it spells or an enchantment on a weapon. This is especially good at destroying undead and purging evil entities.

Let's see... oh right, paladins also tend to perform prayers for the recently dead(as long you know, they're not the enemy since stopping to pray for them seems a bit counterintuitive). These involve praying to the Lamplighters for safe passage, the Lamplighters being the Reonite/Mayonite psychopomp. They're young girls with tall hats who carry long staffs tipped with a lamp, said to guide the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. There's a holiday tied to them as well which is most comparable to Halloween.

Everyone else, I'll get to you in a little bit, sorry for the wait. ^^;

[Zoey Boey]

@VitaVitaAR Thanks for the lore! Your answer was exactly what I was looking for, lol. Uncouth Paladin it is! This fictional religion is right up my alley, really something I can get behind. I will have a Reonite Paladin up shortly with all of this in mind.

[VitaVitaAR]

@Lucius Cypher: Hmmm, since we have an approved Nem character now I'd really prefer if he wasn't one, since with one party it'd be unusual to have more then one non-human.

@Darner: I don't see any issues here, accepted.

@Zoey Boey: Glad to help! I'm happy to answer any lore questions people might have.

[Lucius Cypher]

@VitaVitaAR Understandable, though I did make my Nem first. But it shouldn't be too much of an issue, I can change up his race easily enough and since I'll be changing up some aspects of his backstory, I can adjust his equipment and abilities to reflect his new race and previous occupation. I'll make the edits and let you know when I'm done so you can check the CS a second time.

[Darner]

Glad to be accepted! I look forward to when the rp starts.

[Lucius Cypher]

Edit my sheet. You got a human now, though he's still more or less Dayvt of old, just not short.

[Zoey Boey]

Here's my paladin. Now we have three armor fighty guys if this one gets accepted...oy vey. Idk. You can pick Vess or Nuri if you want. Hell I could even make a Wand or a Cup if you wanted. Idk I just want to get in.

Nuri Tajra

• Name: Nuri Tajra
• Age: 24
• Gender: Female
• Race: Human
• Rank: 6 of Swords
• Appearance: A beautiful woman with bronze skin, dark brown eyes, and neck-length hair usually swept over to one side underneath a hood. Nuri has an athletic, muscular build, standing at about 5'10. Casually she wears clothes reminiscent of her southern, desert-dwelling culture, showing plenty of skin while still being practical. She has plenty of pouches and straps, even her casual clothing having leather armor on it. She's also often seen with her companion Eagle, Talun. The mark of Reon resides on her left hip, underneath where her shortsword sheathe is. On the other hip is a tattoo of three names in a script foreign to Estival.
  
  Her armor is made of form-fitting steel and red cloth. It's stylized, perhaps overtly so for more conservative tastes, but still effective and well balanced, allowing for full range of movement. As well as being plenty intimidating, as when she uses her Divine Solar Fire the red plume trailing behind her helmet is enchanted to ignite itself.
  
  
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• Personality: A rambunctious young fighter with a penchant for getting into a little too much trouble considering her occupation. Not exactly the picture of piousness, Nuri is fun-loving and charismatic. She's an empathetic and sociable person, who enjoys meeting new people and making friends. Outgoing, extroverted, yet down to earth and humble. She has a good sense of humor, often attempting to crack wise, and is able to poke fun at herself. Nuri has a very laid back, live and let live mentality. Nuri enjoys good drinks and good times.
  
  Nuri takes good care of her weapons and armor, if nothing else. When alone, she practices playing her lute or refining her artistic skills. Caring for Talun, a free-spirited Eagle that shows up whenever he wants, is also something she enjoys. He is not her pet, but rather a wandering companion. Usually he is close by and drops in to say hello at his pleasure. Occasionally, he'll join her on hunting trips or bring her caught rabbits.
  
  Don't let appearances decieve you, though, Nuri is as fiercely devout as any paladin of Reon. Undead will recieve her final mercy, and necromancers will be allowed one chance, and once chance only. Due to her past, slavers in particular will have a hard time escaping punishment. But when it comes to metting out justice and performing her clerical duties, Nuri is very by the book. Her duty is the one thing she takes very seriously. Slackers don't have a place among the Reonite elite. When it comes to battle, Nuri is brave yet practical, and goal-oriented with excellent leadership qualities. Usually she's able to bring the best out of her fellow adventurers both on and off the field.
  
  Nuri is a shameless thrillseeker, and wouldn't be throwing herself headlong into the most dangerous situations if she didn't get at least a kick out of it. After all, its right there in the name. "Adventurer." Not "Solemn Duty-er." If someone is in this profession and isn't having a good time, they need to re-evaluate their life choices, if you ask her.
• Brief Backstory: Nuri was born in the deserts to the south, in a prosperous oasis and river city. Her mother and father loved her very much and, when Nuri wasn't in school or working, they encouraged her interests. Physical activity, playing music, learning how to draw, and learning how to fly. For a good portion of her youth Nuri was convinced she would build the worlds first flying machine. It never came to pass, but this interest transitioned into that of birds of prey. She and her brother would often go out and explore.
  
  When Nuri was 12, she and her family's home was attacked, and they were kidnapped by slavers. For three long years she toiled and suffered. One by one, she lost her family members until she was all alone. At her lowest point, she moved a while away from her captors knowing that when they found her she would be punished for trying to escape. She looked up at the sun and hoped to die from heat stroke. When she opened her eyes next, a paladin of Reon, gleaming and brilliant, towered over her. It was on that day her captors were destroyed, and it was on that day she found her freedom once again.
  
  To her there was no other option- she wanted to be a paladin. Never would she allow an injustice such as the one that came upon her befall another family.
  
  Thus she began to train. At first she was stoic, serious, hardened. She threw herself into her training to cope with her grief. But overtime she began to open up and become her fun loving self again, as her scars, physical and mental, began to heal. Her career as a paladin was a few years long, but her old wanderlust began to creep back in. Perhaps the Church is more forgiving of her antics because of her past. But she didn't want to embarass them too much either way, so she struck out and joined the Adventurers Guild to start really having some fun, do some good, and make some cash along the way. What would she do with the cash? Not sure. Keep her stuff maintained and probably give the rest away to the needy.
• Equipment:
  
  Burning Longsword: Her signature weapon. Sleek, elegant, refined, infinitely lethal. Two handed, this perfectly balanced, finely made weapon can be used to great effect. On its steel are divine symbols of the sun. As if Reon herself has blessed the blade, it ignites and becomes searing hot. Hot enough to slice through steel and monsterous flesh alike. Undead particularly crumble to ash by merely standing too close.
  
  Stalwart Armor: Enchanted, well made armor of a Reonite Paladin. When hit hard enough it sparks, releasing heat and exploding outward. It's incredibly resilient, designed to tank blows when Nuri decided not to defend herself and just keep attacking. It's extremely well balanced, its weight distributed nearly perfectly among her strong body.
  
  Shortsword: A curved shortsword of more obviously southern design. A curved blade for when things get dire.
• Skills:

Master of the Longsword: Nuri is well-trained and well-experienced with her longsword. She has a particularly fast and offensive style. Moreover, Nuri uses ever inch of the weapon, not just the blade. She's mastered unorthodox techniques, such as grabbing the blade with one hand to guide thrusts with more power and accuracy. Sometimes she grabs the blade by both hands and swings the handle around like a hammer, allowing crushing strikes. Pommel strikes, jabs, the Longsword's versatility is on full display when wielded by Nuri. It makes her strikes all the more unpredictable.

Hand to Hand: When push literally comes to shove, Nuri is no slouch. She is a master of hand to hand combat, able to restrain, strike, and incapacitate her enemies even without a sword. While out of her armor she is an agile fighter and grappler, and while it in she is more than capable of bowling her enemies over or delivering devastating wrestling moves.

Courage: Nuri's mind and spirit are bolstered by heavenly resolve. She is immune to fear and heavily resistant to mind control or other mind altering effects. This courage is infectious, and her allies will be granted resistance aswell. Especially if they are closely bonded with her personally.

Flameburst: Nuri gains a burst of offensive speed, leaving a trail of fire in her wake. She can even use this to run up and launch off walls. She can also use this while suffering great falls to reduce fall damage. Finally she can just run straight into someones knees to knock them over. She can even use this ability in mid-air. She can do this about three times, roughly every hour. Or every time she rests for a short while and catches her breathe. She can do it more than that but it puts strain on her body. The most she's ever done without taking a break is 6 under safe, practiced conditions.

Tactical: Nuri is a tactical thinker and works well with a team, trying to account for her and her teammates strengths and weaknesses in order to achieve the most optimal outcome.

Charismatic: Nuri is great with people, able to persuade, decieve, and even occasionally seduce to get what she wants in order to avoid direct conflict or just find things out. Nuri is a people person and she's easily trustable.

Animal Handling: Nuri is good with animals, especially her companion Eagle Talun.

[Lucius Cypher]

Nothing wrong with having three martials in the party. Dayvt has the skills to proxy a coin type character too, as stealth, tracking, and debilitating the enemy via alchemical weapons are things he can do just as well as swinging an axe at their face. He can be part of the rear guard.

[samakama]

Inoe

• Name: A Hu Inoe Mekorisuya
• Age: 42
• Gender: Female
• Race: Fairy
• Rank: 4 of Wands
• Appearance:
  Hider

  
  Diminutive even among the fairies, Inoe stands at about three and a half inches, a little taller than a palm is wide. Her clothing is almost always made from leaves, instead of flowers — not because she really likes the colour green, but because leaves are a lot more plentiful all year round.
• Personality: Inoe has the typical fairy curiosity and penchant for mischief. Maybe it can be chalked up to her immaturity, but she can be at times shockingly callous about the wellbeing of others. Especially so if she is the one inflicting the damage — while she is no sadist, a little collateral damage or a flesh wound wouldn’t kill her prank victims, right? The story’s very different for a fairy or a friend, of course. (Doesn’t mean they’re safe from a mild trick or two!) But when her sense of humour includes drugging and waterboarding a sleeping troll, some of her travelling companions have still gotten understandably queasy. Despite her childishness, Inoe is pretty sharp and knowledgeable, and quite proud of it. If only she would apply herself more often…
• Brief Backstory: Inoe was raised in an agrarian society of fairies, perhaps the largest settlement in the forests of Estival — in terms of population, at least, though certainly not area. Stretching from the canopy of the treetops to networks of underground burrows, this densely-inhabited micro-metropolis is supported by hundreds of insect farms and carefully-maintained gardens.
  
  As a child, her free-range upbringing had its pros and cons. Schools and classrooms were foreign to her, but she had explored every nook and cranny of the forest city before she’d turned twelve. On the other hand, she also didn’t find out about the existence of other races until a chance encounter with a human woodcutter on one trip far beyond (in other words, a couple of miles out) the outskirts. Eventually, the shopkeepers stopped giving the adolescent Inoe freebies, and she rather reluctantly took on her first job at an apothecary.
  
  It would turn out to be the first of many, as Inoe hopped around like a headless cricket for some twenty years, too directionless to hold down a proper job or even a hobby for long. She never starved, but ‘just the bare minimum’ summed up her whole life until she turned forty. After being fired for the ninety-sixth time and losing interest in the venerable art of silkworm breeding, something in Inoe awoke, and she proceeded to go through a midlife crisis; as close as an ageless fairy can get to one, anyway. Being shunned and denied service throughout the community due to her reputation as a nuisance — even by fairy standards — may have been a contributing factor. The resulting search for purpose eventually drove her out of the familiar forests and into the big, big human-dominated city of Venne, where an enthusiastic guild recruiter introduced her to the world of adventuring.
• Equipment: Fairy-sized anything is a rare sight outside of the little species’ own communities. Most of Inoe’s possessions are hence either brought from home or made by herself. Camping and survival gear makes up the majority of her load. For defense, She carries a few sets of the fairy’s classic armament: throwing knives, darts, and javelins.
• Skills: Despite being classified as a Wand, four peaceful decades in a literal fairyland mean that more martial magics are generally beyond Inoe’s expertise. Magic to her is first and foremost a tool, not a weapon — that’s what blades and needles are for. This focus on utility and practical magic has made her quite the jack-of-all-trades, though in a fight she can still contribute less directly.
  
  Telekinesis may sound redundant for a mage who can already fly, but it comes in useful against opponents or obstacles. Watching someone go slip-and-slide will always be a classic gag, but making surfaces frictionless also serves as a less messy alternative to grease when the door gets squeaky. Minor illusions made for fine entertainment or prank material. Previous stints in various occupations and her adventuring experience so far have taught Inoe spells to conjure a web of sticky threads, to make even insomniacs fall asleep, and her guild parties’ favourite — a spell to create a small impenetrable dome for shelter in the wilderness or in dungeons.
  
  Inoe can also summon and dismiss Fala, her pigeon familiar, who more often than not serves as a mount or a scout. Although he can only communicate with his master via a mental connection, otherwise vocalising nothing but coos, he is an intelligent being.
  
  Besides magic, Inoe has dabbling ability in a wide variety of crafts and trades. Sewing, carving, sculpting, cooking, bookkeeping, chimney-sweeping… this is probably the only benefit of having worked a dozen different jobs, all within a year.

[Zoey Boey]

@Lucius Cypher 3, sure, but, there would be 4 actually. so idk.

[Lucius Cypher]

Niri, Dayvt, and Dolivodro are the only three armored fighter types innit? Leon has a big hammer when all geared up but it looks more like he’s got a robe with a fancy helmet instead of heavy armor.

[Zoey Boey]

Lilliane is the fourth martial type. Im just saying because this because just one other Coin was enough to have me make a new character, so.

[Darner]

Honestly, i think parties where the majority of people share similar fighting styles as each other can also be unique and fun depending on how they interact, and most importantly how they use their martial traits.

That said, we could use another coin or cup or wand to diversify a bit.

[Pyromania99]

Alright, got the fairy done I think.

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Fairy Thief

Name Trina

Age: “That’s a good question.”

Gender: Female

Race: Fairy

Rank Four of Coins

Appearance: Trina is a six inch tall blonde fairy. Her body is fairly standard for a fairy with black butterfly-like wings and a small pair by her ears.

Personality: Trina still has the childish curiosity and pranking nature of a child, though her language tends to be more mature. Due to her experiences the last… However many years, her words have a tendency to be a bit on the rough side. She’s also a bit of a braggart, claiming to be at least “Six, no, Seven of Coins!” to people she may not exactly know. And if you ask her opinion on something, or what to do… Expect a rather extreme answer! Though, if she’s told it’s a bad idea she is likely to actually give a good one, but it’s mostly only to make her look good.

Brief Backstory Many years ago, Trina separated from her friends to take a nap somewhere quiet and in the end was kidnapped by some bandits. For years she was kept as the leader of the bandit gang’s pet that he kept in a cage. The years merged together for her, but she was sure the gang leader turned from a youthful appearance to a more haggard one with grey hair.

Regardless, she was carried around in a cage by the leader and he basically told her to agree with him when he said something, eventually, it came to the point where she just shouted out statements she knew he’d like since he would reward her with sweets. Eventually though, she got wholly bored of this life. Being in a cage was something she never liked, though she did have moments free from it.

When a Nem thief snuck in to steal something from the bandits, the fairy threw a fit. “Hey, you! Jackass! Over here! Let me out! LET ME OUT!” She screamed. “You help me, I help you!” With that, she was rescued by and became the partner of a Nem named Neffy.

Equipment: The only real things Trina carries on her is her clothes though she considers many things of Neffy’s as hers.

Skill: Trina has been working on being sneaky for years in an attempt to escape from her cage and her captivity. While it never really helped her get out she got quite a few good attempts. She was actually taught how to pick locks because the leader thought that it was amusing that she would try to escape and wanted to see if she could do it. She did, but only with help.

Aside from her thieving skills, she has natural magical abilities. As a fairy, she has natural elemental abilities like conjuring fire or bringing forth water. While she was held captive, she practiced illusions on and off but she was never really able to do much with it until after she was freed by Neffy. After she was rescued, she also practiced using magic to lift nearby objects that she just would not be able to lift otherwise.