[OOC] Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

[The New Yorker]

Sorry to see Hail go. We'll miss you buddy!

However, it is nice to see this kicking up again. Your turn Leon!

[The New Yorker]

Guys, we have to get through this incredibly monotonous part in order to reach the rest of this story. Lets get through it.

(Let it be known that I personally love what is being written, but it is still a barrier-- one which I, admittedly, helped create.)

[EliteCommander]

Agreed. Leon said the next post would start the distraction. I've been rather busy with school work the past few days, so I don't know how much I would have done anyway, but I'm mostly free now.

[EliteCommander]

I also may put up another interest check, depending on how many active members we have remaining after the meeting.

[The New Yorker]

An interest check is a good idea.

[Nytefall]

Im still here, im just waiting for you guys to break this other guy out of jail

[Inuyasha]

Any openings? I've been longing to do a good Elder Scrolls roleplay for quite a while now. Also quick question, does this occur post-Skyrim, or before? Just something I want to know before whipping up a character sheet.

[EliteCommander]

Absolutely. We are about to come to a good place for recruitment as well.

[Inuyasha]

EliteCommander said
Absolutely. We are about to come to a good place for recruitment as well.

Ah! Great. I will try and put up a CS when I come back from walking my dog. But yes, a few questions. Has the civil war already occurred in Skyrim? If so, what amount of time has passed since it happened, or is it still in progress, or whatever is going on with that. I ask this because I have an idea for backstory, but I need to know if the civil war between Stormcloaks and the Empire happened.

[EliteCommander]

It is one year after the events of skyrim, and that war did happen. The Stormcloaks were not victorious.

[Inuyasha]

EliteCommander said
It is one year after the events of skyrim, and that war did happen. The Stormcloaks were not victorious.

Alright, sounds good. Does anyone care to tell me any recent events that have unfolded in the IC? An abridged version.

[EliteCommander]

Basically, my character, Sharee-Mar, is trying to get a crew together to steal a ship to begin her pirate career. The first day, not too much happened, other than mine and Leon's character coming across Hail's character, though he is now out of the RP, at least for the moment. On the current day in RP, my character spoke to a thieves' guild contact and hired him to help recruit for the mission. He and a few thieves guild members have been going around looking for likely hires. One of those hires is New Yorker's character, who is currently in prison. Our characters are going to break him out, then head to a meeting place outside the city. Everyone who either Sharee or the thieves guild contact has spoken to has been told to go there around nightfall to meet with Sharee to receive details on the job. Conveniently, this means you can simply say your character was approached by one of the guild members, then you can appear at the meeting.

[Inuyasha]

EliteCommander said
Basically, my character, Sharee-Mar, is trying to get a crew together to steal a ship to begin her pirate career. The first day, not too much happened, other than mine and Leon's character coming across Hail's character, though he is now out of the RP, at least for the moment. On the current day in RP, my character spoke to a thieves' guild contact and hired him to help recruit for the mission. He and a few thieves guild members have been going around looking for likely hires. One of those hires is New Yorker's character, who is currently in prison. Our characters are going to break him out, then head to a meeting place outside the city. Everyone who either Sharee or the thieves guild contact has spoken to has been told to go there around nightfall to meet with Sharee to receive details on the job. Conveniently, this means you can simply say your character was approached by one of the guild members, then you can appear at the meeting.

Sounds good. Thank you! I'm going to head off and do homework. I will come back on later tonight to work on my CS.

[EliteCommander]

Alright. The meeting will begin shortly after the prison breakout. If Leon posts tonight, that should be tonight. It will probably take a bit for everyone to get their characters there, though, so you should have plenty of time.

[Inuyasha]

Name: Alvar Greycloak

Race: Nord

Gender Male

Age: 27

Birthsign: (optional) Warrior

Appearance:

Appearance

Alvar is a burly man, with muscles lining his arms, bulging. In his hometown he was known for the time he wrestled a cave bear to the ground. Although a bit exaggerated, the story paints his strength fairly well. White scars engrave his knuckles, criss crossing over eachother. These are the most prominent of ones, other scars lining and littering his body. Other details include a tattoo on his left shoulder. The tattoo depicts a wolf, it's fur matted in blood. The wolf's eyes are blood red, and the wolf's snout is raised to the moon. The wolf is howling at the moon. His shaggy and scraggly beard grows in and out, and occasionally he cuts it himself with a hunting knife to keep it from going out of control. Alvar likes to keep green war paint covering the left hand side of his face.

Equipment: (clothing, armor, weapons, etc.)
- Orcish Greatsword tipped in Lethal Frostbite Spider's poison, for which he has coined the name "Fiorella." If this sword merely knicks you, you will feel an agonizing pain. It has an enchantment on it that allows for the poison to be everlasting.
- Full Set of Dwarven Armor (Excluding Helmet)
- Dragon Plate Armor Helmet
- Steel Dagger (hidden in his boot)
- Amulet of Strength
- A small collection of soul gems

Skills: Alvar is not a man of many skills, but those he does possess, he can execute fairly well. For instance, in his many years as a warrior, he can use nearly any weapon perfectly, save archery. Although, he is known for his mastery in the art of bashing people's skulls in with Two-Handed weapons. His extreme strength carries over well to being able to wield a large warhammer or battle axe. But he prefers his greatsword, in the respect that he can swing faster and deal a devastating blow nonetheless. As referenced before, he can also wield one handed weapons such as axes and swords adeptly. But fighting is not his only skill. In his many years as a mercenary, Alvar knows his way around the streets, or under the streets, I might say. He is no stranger when it comes to black market dealings and shady ordeals. He has many contacts and associates that can repay him a "favor." Yet despite his business in the underside of Riften, he is no expert when it comes to lockpicking, pickpocketing, and sneaking.
(To Sum Up: 1 Handed, 2 Handed, Heavy Armor, and kindofmaybe Speech)

Background: Late night in Broken Oar Grotto, a group of bandits were holed up, enjoying a feast celebrating their latest conquests of Haafingar, laughing and drinking mead. With several bandits drunk as can be, they wandered off to their separate allocations for sleeping. But two bandits, a woman and a man, were very much enjoying each others company. A clear romance had sparked between the two bandits, the chemistry evident to all of their kin. And what do two lovers do when they get very drunk on mead? Well lets not delve into details, but let's just say they made love to eachother and leave it at that. About nine months later, this bandit couple had relocated to a quaint little camp that they and their group of bandits had set up called Halted Stream Camp. This camp was not far off from Whiterun. In the wee hours of morning in Halted Stream Camp, a baby was born. This baby came out screaming and kicking, not giving the parents an easy time. As the baby was being pulled out, tragedy struck the bandits. A group of Companions had stormed the camp just as this baby was being born. These bandits were skilled fighters, but no match for the Shieldbrothers watching each others backs, covering each others every move, endorsing organized tactics. The camp was slaughtered. Including this baby's mother. This mother was stabbed in the stomach, as she was giving birth. A tragic story, really. But alas, the Companions could not stand for leaving an orphaned child to die. Off they rode back to Whiterun, carrying our baby boy.
Our baby finds himself traveling from hand to hand. The baby's caretaker was always changing, and they cycled through a merchant, a Whiterun guard, and even the Companions themselves. But, at about age 3, the little boy found himself a permanent home. A blacksmith who owned an arms shop. His father was Ulran Greycloak gave our baby boy his name, Alvar. At around age five, Alvar got a mother too. Her name was Fjor. His father, Greycloak, had married her. For a while, life was normal for Alvar. He took pleasure in little things, like the Dragon Plated Armor Helmet showcased on his father's shelf. He loved the way it glinted, and how flashy and cool it looked. He wanted to own the helmet one day. And alas, everything was normal. For a while. But when Alvar turned 12, his father was sent off to war to fight for the Stormcloaks. Alvar did not like this, and a sickening grief took over him. He was going to miss his father. But for Alvar life went on. Wasn't really much he could do about. He pushed forward, despite the absence of his father. After two years, when Avar was 14, the dreaded news finally reached his household. His father was dead. Alvar could not go on anymore. He would run off into the wilderness for days on end to be alone. After about a month of this, a court official came to their house to read Ulfberth's will. Ulfberth had left Alvar a large some of money, but that was not what caught Alvar's attention. Ulfberth had left the Dragon Bone Plated Helmet to him. At the time, the helmet was much too big for him, but It was possibly the best thing that he could have received.
Eventually though, Alvar could not take the grief. Walking around the house filled with all the old stuff his father would send him into hysteria fits. So, Alvar gathered his things and left home. For about seven years, Alvar trained in the Reach, building his massive muscles he has today. He trained by running half the length of the Reach, climbing sheer rock walls, and other physical fitness activities. By the age of 21, Alvar had the massive set of muscles he owns today. It was time to revisit society once more. He wanted to put his big muscles to work. He had heard rumors of Riften, and decided it was best for him to shop his skills around there. After walking the distance between Markarth and Riften, he entered the city. As he entered the city, many people muffled whispers as he walked past, probably discussing his Dragon Helmet. It is rumored that that night in an Inn, someone attempted to steal his helmet in the dead of night, but he discovered them. He socked them in the face, breaking their nose. The next day, a man approached him. He had heard of the ordeal the night before, and wanted to discuss business with him. The man wanted to hire him as hired muscle. He offered a stable supply of Septims, a suit of armor, and provisions. He accepted, and thus begun his career as a hired muscle. He went on jobs to protect clients, the most notable of them being the Jarl of Morthal, and also jobs to go rough people up and at times, kill them. He became very good at what he did, and soon he was fabled for his work, and even grew a reputation in the Thieves Guild as a reliable mercenary. Members of the guild began hiring him for escort missions, and he worked his way up the ladder. After two years or so in the business, Maven Blackbriar recruited him as her personal bodyguard. He enjoyed this job for 2 years or so, until Maven released him because she no longer required his services. Alvar knew all too well what this meant, and he fled to Whiterun. Maven attempted to send a member of the Dark Brotherhood to "tie up loose ends," but Alvar bested them.
And so, Alvar spent the years hopping cities quickly, always on the run from Maven's assasins. He didn't know why Maven wanted him dead, but he knew he could not stay in Skryim where her extent reached. He moved on to Cyrodiil. He quickly settled down in Leyawiin, and like before he was attracted to the underbelly of the city. He reverted to his old ways of being a hired thug, and began making a name for himself once again. Then, the Thieves Guild representatives approached them.

Probably chock full with spelling and grammar mistakes, please excuse them. Also thinking about editing the part out where he trained in the forest, and have him attempted to join the Stormcloaks instead. This way he will have built up muscle in training for them, and will have fled when the war ended with Stormcloaks unsuccesful, but idk. I just feel like training in the wilderness is such a cliche' but whateves. Also I hope it was okay that I used some characters that are actually in the game, will change names if needed.

[EliteCommander]

Ah...there was one thing I forgot to mention. We are currently in Leyawiin, so your character would have to be in the city as well for him to join.

[Inuyasha]

EliteCommander said
Ah...there was one thing I forgot to mention. We are currently in Leyawiin, so your character would have to be in the city as well for him to join.

EliteCommander said
Ah...there was one thing I forgot to mention. We are currently in Leyawiin, so your character would have to be in the city as well for him to join.

Ah okay, I'll work something out. Other than that, what do you think?

[Inuyasha]

Also I believe I have fixed my backstory to have him start off in Leyawiin.

[EliteCommander]

Well, I'm not too certain about using in-game people for adoptive parents, especially since Ulfberth never really became a stormcloak. It isn't too big of a deal, and the character himself is fine. He his skills are good, and he seems like the type that would join in the crew. Would you be against using adoptive parents of your own creation? We are assuming the world in general is a lot larger and more populated than in game. Since you now edited to put him in Leyawiin, I would say I would accept the character.

[Inuyasha]

EliteCommander said
Well, I'm not too certain about using in-game people for adoptive parents, especially since Ulfberth never really became a stormcloak. It isn't too big of a deal, and the character himself is fine. He his skills are good, and he seems like the type that would join in the crew. Would you be against using adoptive parents of your own creation? We are assuming the world in general is a lot larger and more populated than in game. Since you now edited to put him in Leyawiin, I would say I would accept the character.

I am not against it, which is why I noted that at the bottom of my CS sheet. I'll change the names around. Also how do you feel about Maven Blackbriar being in my story?
EDIT: Okay, parents have been made original and whatnot.