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Haha, 200 years ago was certainly not the first Great War. I'm not even sure we can call it a Great War. I mean the scale was...lower, if you ask me. Sure, shit hit the fan, but not to the extent that it did in the Great War. Yes, it was 3200 years ago that Heaven fell (due to the Great War). Sorry for the lack of clarity on these things. We've been, slowly, trying to compile the utter shitton of lore we have in Essence and it's seriously difficult >_>


I've noticed. :p Hence why I went with humans, though Darius is the oldest NPC I have and I rather keep his history vague enough.
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Humm. Interesting knowledge. Dare I say it would've been nice to access such knowledge (without having to specifically ask for it) beforehand (I pride myself on my research skills, and though I know you don't intend it this way, any indication of a failure on my part to know something beforehand hurts...).Anyway, the new knowledge of the Weather angels kinda implies that making one a PC would be very difficult, as stories tend to move around in my experience. I have already considered ways to fir the character into this but all of them rely on one question - is there any turn of events or way that might allow them to roam more? Even with much diminished capabilities or somesuch... I'm mostly theorycrafting at this point in a (likely vain) attempt to avoid having to make a new character concept. Details and life stories are easy enough to change while retaining the concept, but if I have to throw the concept out then there will be a wait while my brain generates new inspiriation... (which it will.... eventually)And finally, is it really 3200 years since angels went to earth? I thought that was only 200 years ago? At least that was the impression I got from the OP. So Act 1 was the first great war? Curse the Guildfall, I would be able to check this stuff out with ease were it not for that.


If she doesn't use her powers outside of her designated piece of the world, she should be fine. But if she tries to throw some Tornadoes down on the pitiful humans on the other side of the world, the Tornado will probably happen, but at a sacrifice of her body, I'd say. Maybe with hex-technology there is a way to connect her to her rift at a longer range. But it's something we would have to discuss in depth. The question is, how would it work, what are it's limits, and how she obtained it.
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Actually, if she was a fullblooded Archangel (The immortal can use all class powers type), she could carry her rupture with her, thus allowing her to wander yet still use her powers. The question is, if Echo just wants to stick with weather only, why isn't she using her other abilities? Amnesia? They were drained by a demon? etc.

All Archangels have access to all abilities, but typically specialize. Lucien, for example could use Tamer powers before he was infected, but prefered to use his Battle skills. His daughter, before she was executed, prefered to use illusions. But she could use rapid healing and other Battle skills. Before the Great War, every Angel was an Archangel.
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Not many Archangels around now-a-days though. Just 2 Council ones left and god knows how few others apart from Lucien.
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Oh and Rtron. Sent you a PM with a confirmation.
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Sorry for the lack of clarity on these things. We've been, slowly, trying to compile the utter shitton of lore we have in Essence and it's seriously difficult >_>


He said it. ^ ^; I'm really sorry, that's a problem of my attitude to RP-ing - I always have very simple basics and then build up on things together with players as I go along and tie loose ends when they come up. And we've had many loose ends since we've had a lot of extraordinary characters -for the sake of the world's and the story's richness.

But... I just want to point out, this is a world we all build together. As such, Echo, don't be scared not to know everything from the very start - none of us really do and much of a character's creation is subject to creative debate and brainstorming. I have started this thread specifically with the idea to not bother new players with too much information if they don't want to remember tons of details. As such, you're free to suggest things that you'd like to do and it's up to us to implement your ideas into the whole. So... I'll check your CS tomorrow (in 24 hours), you change whatever you think you should change and we work from there.

So, the basics you shouldn't overstep are that Weather angels are a channel (link) of natural powers (elements). Traditionally they can't leave their area BUT considering yours is an archangel, Rtron has a point that she's not entirely and -only- an archangel. So just tell us in your CS what sort of character you'd like to play and we'll tell you if anything is drastically wrong (though Syn probably clarified some grey areas).
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Not many Archangels around now-a-days though. Just 2 Council ones left and god knows how few others apart from Lucien.


That number will drop as soon as Lucien finds the remaining two. And any others who were on the Council when they grew desperate.
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Wind Wild said
don't be scared not to know everything from the very start

I'm still taking most of this in and I've read most of the stuff on the web page. I still am gonna have to consult an excel spread sheet to keep the characters straight lol XD
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I've read the entirety of the site too, but I'm beginning to see that that is just the tip of the iceberg....

At the moment Wind, the sheet is uneditted and does not conform in the slightest with the actual lore, and will require an almost total rewite in order to do so.... (hopefully I can retain the core idea but still...)

So from what you're saying folks, it looks like I have two options for this char:
1 - Go Archangel and develop some mental things for why she is so focused.
2 - Go regular weather Angel and work some.... Hex Tech.... out. Whatever that is....

Would you be happy adding more Archs in? The general feeling I get is that most people would prefer that there weren't more of those showing up, but I may be wrong.

And yeah Fallen, knowing me, even if I went human, I'd end up making something exotic that required changing like this anyway ;)
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I don't care if you add another Archangel, just as long as you realize that if its a Council member or Ex Council member from before the Great War ended, Lucien will try to kill her. As long as you know this information, go for it!
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This I understand and am fine with. You know I love some occasional pvp Rtron ;)

Out of interest what does it take to kill an Arch? A nuke would do the trick right?

And do please elaborate on this hex tech thing (in general and in relation to the current conundrum) when you see this Synthorian...

I want to get everything straight in my head before I go an overhaul Cerria's CS.
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Don't panic, Echo, we'll give you some practical advise later today. :)
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Finally doing my GM duty. Sorry, Echo, Syn, to keep you all waiting.

There are 2 main things in her bio you should think about.

1- Problem: Since Surface was only created when the humans were created, it’s impossible for her to have inhabited it prior to their creation.

Solutions: She COULD, however, have been in a region which wasn’t populated immediately. Alternatively she could have been a Weather in Heaven and then dropped on the Surface during the Great War where she continued her duty. Lastly, you could say she was one of the first settlers of Surface (which means she must have been killed in Heaven and been reborn on the Surface OR she convinced Chime to let her through the gate (she only would if she knew Cerria would not cause any trouble for the humans).) You could also say she didn’t mind the humans at first because they were weak and lived in peace with nature.

2- Why the pollution of her land affects her. I would say since both radiation and CO2 exist in nature you could say that it’s the misplacement or increase of concentration of naturally occurring elements that affects her (like an overdose). Or if it’s brought from elsewhere – the intervention/injection of another essence in her own (the essence of another weather angel or a human one (artificially created) that seeps into her through her land.) Additionally, Yoshu mentioned that perhaps she's abnormal because she's an archangel/weather angel at the same time, causing a deeper resonance/connection with her environment's state/essence than is normal which results in her being affected.

* Why can she move about freely?
a) Since the fall of Hell’s gate the regions the Weather angels gain their powers from (above Rifts in the void) have been expanded and now cover most of the surface world.
b) The radiation that’s become a part of her has spread far and wide.
c) Since she’s not a pure Weather angel but also an Archangel.

Additionally I should point out that you shouldn’t worry about her moving around – this RP barely ever involves any travelling so even if she’s bond to a certain region you can still interact with us freely if we say the story is set exactly there.

Social Status: Outcast - As a Weather Angel Alluvia was left to her own devices by most Angels and largely unknown to others. Since leaving her own land she has retained this outsider nature, though her tendency to unleash the destructive forces of nature wherever she goes has given her a fearful reputation.

I’d also add that the Council had made a few attempts on her life but always failed. (they were devoted to protecting the humans but very very few of them could take on a Weather. You could use that as an interesting retrospective side-story.)

Also, this is something you won’t find written anywhere but it’s just a by-passing note and an unwritten rule. When referring to the essence that’s in all things we write it with lower case “e”. When it’s “Essence” with a capital it refers to a specific creature that was created some 225 years ago from the remains of Heaven’s gatekeeper Chime and her Violin. That creature was what was dubbed “Essence of the world” since it could alter reality.

All in all, I really liked your CS. I don’t think there’s too much to worry about. I saw Syn went very in-depth with the lore (which I’m eternally grateful for) but your own attempt wasn’t too far off anyway. I hope you have enjoyed reading it still and found it somewhat interesting. So yeah, just add or alter a few sentences and I think you’ll be fine. ^^
Can’t wait to see your character in action – I warn you that with her temper she might get more enemies than friends if she ends up causing the same havoc in the city S2 is set in.

(Which we have to decide upon actually………)
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And do please elaborate on this hex tech thing (in general and in relation to the current conundrum) when you see this Synthorian...I want to get everything straight in my head before I go an overhaul Cerria's CS.


I'll elaborate its general meaning for now since it appears that Wind has solved our conundrum already.

Hex-Technology is a type of mechanism that is powered by essence and the arcane, instead of conventional fuel sources that we know of. This kind of stuff is rare and difficult to obtain, and if you can find it, it's expensive. In basic terms, it's technology powered by Magic.

That's as general as I can get really.
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This kind of stuff is rare and difficult to obtain, and if you can find it, it's expensive. In basic terms, it's technology powered by Magic.


And on the more sinister side, it's a technology powered by life-force and SOULS! >D
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Out of interest what does it take to kill an Arch? A nuke would do the trick right?


Lazarus is hoping something like that will work
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A nuke will certainly work. xD;
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Lazarus is hoping something like that will work


It's really simple in theory. Just do something that can cause immediate, or fairly quick, brain death. Decapitation. Head shot. Alternatively you could knock them out, and then just suffocate or stab them in a major organ. If you have balls the size of the moon, or have no other options, you could kill them by stabbing them in a major organ (I recommend heart) and holding the blade there to prevent the wound from healing.

In practice however, it's a whole nother ball game. Full blooded Archangels (who aren't like Lucien) have access to all class powers. This includes clairvoyance. 99% of the time, they'll know a sneak attack is coming with ample time to prepare. That and you know, they can summon f5 tornadoes, make you believe anything unless you can pierce illusions (Richard) or are well accustomed to dealing with and then breaking illusions (Lucien), and can heal damn quickly.

And of course Echo. It'll be fun!
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Wind Wild said
A nuke will certainly work. xD;


Or that. That works to.

Wind Wild said
And on the more sinister side, it's a technology powered by life-force and SOULS! >D


That's a technology I can get behind!
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That's a technology I can get behind!


Damn right!
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