[OOC] Era of Peace (Fantasy/School RP)

[Zombehs]

Well I'll get a character sheet up tomorrow or something if that's fine with you.

[Kuroneko]

That would be awesome

[Masaki Haruna]

Kuroneko-senpai this is amazing!
I plan on making an avenger type of character kinda like Kurapika from HxH or Sasuke from Naruto.
I need your words of advice and wisdom senpai!

On second thought, I'd make something else if not an avenger, I'll go with Genki Girl type.

[Kuroneko]

Let your imagination carry you to your destined character

[Zombehs]

Name: Kalo Nightwing
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Western Dragonkin
Elemental Affinity: Darkness

Description: In his 'human' guise, Kalo is just a bit over six feet, though it’s usually quite rare to find Kalo standing at his full height. He usually slouches a bit making himself seem smaller than he actually is. Plenty of people have mistaken the lone and slim male to be easy prey, but his frame bellies the strength almost every member of his race has. The usual defining traits of a Dragonkin have all been hidden quite well by Kalo, and he’s more often mistaken for a human. Anyone smart enough would realise his true nature by the red glow of his eyes though. Under his heavy clothes are more signs; scales cover most of his limbs and neck, while sharp claws tip his fingers rather than nails, and his hair obscures the pointed and scaled tips of his ears.

As a dragon, he is barely considered more than a whelpling amongst Dragonkin, and his transformation reflects this; being quite small. At only about a meter and a half in height, nine in length, and with a wingspan of fifteen, he’s a far cry from the great wyrms of legend. Unlike others of his kind, Kalo only has scales on the underside of his body. In exchange for this loss of natural armor, he’s more lithe than an average Dragonkin, and can move in and under water swiftly.

Personality: A kind person at heart, being exiled has nevertheless left Kalo mistrustful of strangers and acquaintances alike, and he holds most at a distance. While polite, he generally doesn’t stick around long enough for people to get to know him. Add on the fact that he’s a man of little words, and well it’s not too easy for most people to approach him, especially when he takes notice and a pair of flaming eyes turn their way.

Kind doesn’t mean a pushover though, and if needed Kalo isn’t afraid to get violent. He’ll likely try to avoid conflict as best as he can, but sometimes there’s just no getting away. He doesn’t see himself as a hero, but he does try to help others out when he can. Interfering with that is generally one of the best ways to see his true nature.

Background: Kalo was born into a clan of Dragonkin that, though small in numbers, was known for their beauty and magical ability. Almost every member was colored with their affinity for magic, resulting in a majestic sight when every member took flight. White and black were unique in that there were only ever one present in the clan at anytime, the reason unknown. The White Drake would naturally be praised while the Black Drake ostracized, despite the best attempts to treat them no differently. The scars of the Thousand Year War simply ran too deep, even at the possibility of alienating someone who would wield the same power.

While not all of the clan hated a child who had committed no crime, there were those who took their ire out on him. The two sides never came into direct conflict, and their presences struck an uneven balance. Those who targeted him could never act too rashly, but those who supported him weren’t capable of fully stopping what actions were taken. It wasn’t easy, but there wasn’t anything that really drove Kalo to leave his ‘home’, not yet anyways.

Up until he was old enough to be called an actual ‘drake’, there wasn’t much indication of his magical affinity aside from his coloration. With the coming of age came the usual ceremony as well though, a Dragonkin’s first transformation and with it came irrefutable proof of his affinity. For their clan, transformations were accompanied by a nova of magic, a sign of their strong ties with magic. Elder Wyrms could literally freeze the air around them or scorch the earth by simply assuming their ‘true form’, but that is besides the point. With Kalo’s first assumption of his dragon form, a wave of darkness rolled over those who attended. His supporters, friends, and family were unnerved at the eerie sensation. Those who already hated the power he held? It was enough to drive some into a rage, one that would end when he laid dead. It wasn’t a bloodbath that turned clan members upon one another, but Kalo fled for his life while those who wanted him dead were held at bay.

Lost at what to feel, Kalo wandered aimlessly. The brief taste of flight and the freedom it brought was enough that he didn’t wish to lose such a form, yet with it came a painful reminder of why he had lost almost everything. In the end he resigned himself to suppressing more and more of his Dragonkin nature to blend in with the humans. His tail and wings eventually all but disappeared after a few years, while other features receded enough to be concealed by heavy clothing. His eyes were forever changed though, and now blazed with inhuman fire. The suppression of what was natural came at a cost though, transformation was now even more difficult for him than normal, but it didn’t bother Kalo all too much. He lived amongst the humans for the most part, he rarely needed to bring out his ‘true form’.

And as the years passed by without much incident, Kalo had long pushed his old clan and the incident to the back of his mind. Yet a Black Drake is never forgotten, even if left alone. He didn’t know how they found him, but his old tormentors were clear enough when they dropped from the sky.

“Go to the Guardians.”

[Kuroneko]

Zombehs said
So this is a thing? Anyways, if it needs to be scrapped just tell me, not an issue. I'm assuming Dragonkin would be long-lived, much like Elves.

Whoever said elves were long lived? Only fairies and their guardians are immortal.
Elves, beast-kin and humans who aren't guardians all have the same 90-or-so year life-span.

As for your description I don't have any real problem with it but I would prefer an embedded image. Maybe embed the two images at the top and then add "Description:" between Affinity and Personality.

[Agent B52]

Picture of Kalo several decades later, taken by David.

Note: This picture was taken by experienced professionals, do not attempt to photograph Dragons mid flight-exercise at home.

[Zombehs]

Kuroneko said
Whoever said elves were long lived? Only fairies and their guardians are immortal.Elves, beast-kin and humans who aren't guardians all have the same 90-or-so year life-span.As for your description I don't have any real problem with it but I would prefer an embedded image. Maybe embed the two images at the top and then add "Description:" between Affinity and Personality.

Ah, whoops, over looked that the two elves were also Guardians, my mistake for making the assumption. And sure I'll make the changes.

[Agent B52]

Purely out of interest what does Kalo think of human built aircraft? I'm guessing in universe powered flight is relatively new, only around for a hundred or so years outside of magical aircraft or balloons towed by winged beast-kin. I am just curious as to how our two characters will get along, and I think first impressions will likely be had when either one or both of them are in flight.

Also how widely known is the bit about a dragon's colours reflecting their magical affinity? Do they talk to outsiders about it?

[Zombehs]

Agent B52 said
Purely out of interest what does Kalo think of human built aircraft? I'm guessing in universe powered flight is relatively new, only around for a hundred or so years outside of magical aircraft or balloons towed by winged beast-kin. I am just curious as to how our two characters will get along, and I think first impressions will likely be had when either one or both of them are in flight.Also how widely known is the bit about a dragon's colours reflecting their magical affinity? Do they talk to outsiders about it?

The colors was mostly something his clan is known for, though it's up to Kuroneko if that's a universal racial trait. If it's not, I doubt many people would know. They are rather reclusive for the most part, and despite it being a defining trait of the clan, there's not that many people that would have a chance to learn about it.

As for human aircraft, he finds them fascinating, as with much of their technology, but is wary of them. Given how isolated Beastkin apparently haven't developed much in the way of technology, he's still very much interested in what advancements humans will come up with next despite having spent a few years among them already.

The caution comes from the fact that, he thought the sky belonged solely to Beastkin and magic users, and still hasn't really gotten over the idea that he could run face first into humans while in his dragon form above the clouds. That, along with the fact that a pitch black dragon being sighted probably would raise a few alarms.

[Kuroneko]

Thanks for making the changes Zom.

As for the Affinity affecting the colour of a dragon's scales, It's a good idea. Most clans would be only be one colour though. So the variety in affinity could be a special trait of Kalo's clan. Other dragon-kin clans are all one affinity/colour.

For reference it's: Fire/red, water/blue air/gold, earth/brown, light/white and darkness/black

[Kuroneko]

I added accepted characters to the second post

[Agent B52]

Excellent.

So how are we starting out? Just we get off the transport, or have we already seen the school grounds for a while, or something else?

[Zombehs]

Agent B52 said
Excellent.

So how are we starting out? Just we get off the transport, or have we already seen the school grounds for a while, or something else?

I imagine we're waiting for more players first.

[Agent B52]

Zombehs said
I imagine we're waiting for more players first.

I meant to get a little conversation going while we were waiting for more players, so I picked an obvious subject.

[Zombehs]

Agent B52 said
I meant to get a little conversation going while we were waiting for more players, so I picked an obvious subject.

Ah. Well I suppose it would involve it would depend on what other characters we can get. If there are some Faeries, starting on the school grounds would allow everyone a chance to interact with one another.

If it turns out we're going to be playing our own Faeries though, then starting off on the transport would work best? Even with a few other PC Faeries it would still be fine, with the two separate groups perhpas talking of what to expect, etc.

[Kuroneko]

Yeah, depending on what kind of other player characters we can get added in will effect how I want to start this out. I might also make a Fairy as my own player character which I will control along with the NPCs

[Kuroneko]

That photo of Kalo that Agent posted suddenly reminded me of the end of Zero no Tsukaima, when Saito fights that big-ass evil dragon in the stolen Fighter Jet.

I still don't understand how he got that thing though.
Can you just walk onto a Japanese Air Force Base and be like. "Oh hey I need to borrow one of your fighter jets." And they're like "Sure thing bro, the keys are in the ignition."

[Agent B52]

It's magic, they ain't got to explain shit.

[Kuroneko]

I just feel like a lot of interesting stuff happened between when he was standing outside the base and when he showed up in the jet and they were just sort of "fuck you" about it. Hell I would've rather watched Saito Solid Snake his way into the base under a cardboard box. At least it would've been entertaining.