[OOC] Where Angels Fear to Tread (Community Revived Edition)

[Lotta Pumpkins]

Kylmi will be mad? Aw yeah, character development and growth.

[Nephriel]

Lol, some controversy is good for the play. XD

@Hammy - I'm gonna wait till you post to type up Aevah and Dreha's next posts. That way I can answer all at once instead of in pieces.

[SyrianHamster]

Nephriel said
Lol, some controversy is good for the play. XD@Hammy - I'm gonna wait till you post to type up Aevah and Dreha's next posts. That way I can answer all at once instead of in pieces.

I'ma watching things, and planning my next move. No one think for a moment I'm going to fade away; this RP has been one of my best experiences of the medium in my on-off 8 year stint.

Working this weekend, as I worked last weekend, because overtime pays a considerable amount of money and Lord knows I love money. Problem is, it kills my free time. That all said, I'm clearing my schedule the best I can, and a post should come tomorrow, and if not, then Sunday. That's a promise.

[Lotta Pumpkins]

Just to update Kyrtaar's appearance and abilities.

Empowered Kyrtaar

Noteworthy Abilities / Limitations:

• Eldritch blast: Kyrtaar can channel his eldritch energies into a powerful ranged projectile, roughly the size of a basketball.


• Eldritch resistance: Kyrtaar can also channel his abilities to fortify his body, or speed up his reflexes.


• Foreboding: Kyrtaar's connection to the stars give him a sort of sense for danger, allowing him to dodge attacks before they happen. It doesn't always work, and is less likely to happen indoors where he cannot see the open sky. This is due to the practice and belief that astrology and divination are connected in some way.


• Elven training: Kyrtaar is trained in the use of two weapons that are iconic to Elves. The Longsword, and the Longbow, although he is no master in either.


• Powered by the stars: Kyrtaar's powers will never go away, unless the pact is broken. However his powers are much easier to channel beneath the open sky, and even more beneath the night sky, and the later the moon is. If he were to remain indoors, or even more extreme, underground for long periods of time (multiple days, not a few hours), his Eldritch abilities will be weaker, and take more effort to manifest.


• Fae Magic: Kyrtaar's pact with the norn has increased his abilties considerably. His Eldritch energies are far more potent now, channeling two primordial sources of magic into one deadly blast of magic.


• Immortality: The norn has gifted Kyrtaar eternal life, as he requested. He is not invincible, per say, but is not likely to die to anything short of decapitation or any other cause of instantaneous death. His body heals with extreme speed now, and he is all but immune to almost any disease or the most virulent poisons and venoms.

[*]Illusion magic: The final portion of the pact has given Kyrtaar the ability to use innate illusion powers. Although not offensively orientated, these powers include levitation, the projection of ghost noises, and the ability to fade into dark, near black and poorly lit conditions, but certainly not actual invisibility.

Appearance: Kyrtaar still remains the robust paragon of his race he has always been. His hair is long and flowing, body well defined by muscles. His eyes still the piercing forest green they've always been. But now his body is covered in tattoos. His feet to his scalp, are flowing green runes describing in an almost dead language the contract he has signed in the blood of his unborn child. His face has visibly aged several decades, giving him the appearance of an older elf than he really is. If this is the norn's cruel punishment, or a side effect of all the raw power he has within his body has not been determined yet. And all the while, the leather book bound in chains sits on his hip.

[SyrianHamster]

Sorry for the shambles that post is, I'm insanely tired but I didn't want to let you guys down by keeping you waiting.

I think it's clear enough to convey the ... um... plot twist? developments? Stay tuned on Mundhir's TV special of: "Why religions written by the hand of mankind can never be trusted!"

[Rockette]

Damn, it was a good post regardless!

Stefan0620 said
Kylmi will be mad? Aw yeah, character development and growth.

Of course she will! Bad Kyrtaar.

[Steel fist]

@Rockette: I've posted, the attack has begun! :)

[Nephriel]

Ok, so... I was going to post for Dreha but I'm not sure how many assassins you had coming at him so I'm not sure if she should still be fighting or if she should be trying to get him tended to.

[Steel fist]

@Hamster: Dude, why is my character deleted from the characters in play list? I'm still here and attacking the mad Prince! :)
@ All GM's: I'm thinking of developing Shorus in influence of the Native American culture, I don't like the wide spread perception of the Minotaurs as savage, stupid and evil beasts, it's just too shallow..
I'm thinking of the Minotaur society like of more related to the primitive Native American cultures that were spread in America before the conquistadors arrived, the Minotaurs have their own laws and justice system (also primitive) and their own warrior etiquette that Shorus obeys.
Shorus also has some personal spiritual advancement in compare to his compatriots (the other Minotaurs), he doesn't eat any intelligent creatures, so he is not a cannibal.
As to his new armor, I think of integrating spiritual elements into it, so the further development of the artifact will be based not so much on magical crystals like I wanted in the beginning but more on Shorus's spiritual and mind abilities (not like the mages abilities, but more like the advanced Indian warrior's abilities).
What you think?

[Steel fist]

By the way,
Shana tova, everybody! :)

[SyrianHamster]

Steel fist said
Dude, why is my character deleted from the characters in play list? I'm still here and attacking the mad Prince! :) I'm thinking of developing Shorus in influence of the Native American culture, I don't like the wide spread perception of the Minotaurs as savage, stupid and evil beasts, it's just too shallow..I'm thinking of the Minotaur society like of more related to the primitive Native American cultures that were spread in America before the conquistadors arrived, the Minotaurs have their own laws and justice system (also primitive) and their own warrior etiquette that Shorus obeys.Shorus also has some personal spiritual advancement in compare to his compatriots (the other Minotaurs), he doesn't eat any intelligent creatures, so he is not a cannibal.As to his new armor, I think of integrating spiritual elements into it, so the further development of the artifact will be based not so much on magical crystals like I wanted in the beginning but more on Shorus's spiritual and mind abilities (not like the mages abilities, but more like the advanced Indian warrior's abilities).What you think?

Sorry man, I was supposed to scratch Tick from the list, I must've gotten Shorus instead. My bad, it's been fixed.

I don't see a problem with your suggestions; as I've said, we're at a stage now where we've found our core players, and I encourage characters developing from their original concepts. Go crazy - just not too crazy.

Mundhir is about to undergo a change, which reminds me...

Nephriel said
Ok, so... I was going to post for Dreha but I'm not sure how many assassins you had coming at him so I'm not sure if she should still be fighting or if she should be trying to get him tended to.

They're still at large, but out numbered. The success of the attack relies on surprise, and so far Mundhir's men are losing.

Mundhir and Dreha will be joining the fray very shortly, my next post will either fall tonight, or tomorrow.

If you'd like to post before then, then have Dreha defending Mundhir's unconscious body against waves of the assassins; or rallying his men to drive them off.

Things about to go crazy, so everyone buckle their seatbelts.

[Colossus]

Is this RP still open and accepting new characters? I was thinking of playing an Ocrish character and sinking my teeth into a High Fantasy RP.

[Nephriel]

OOOK.... So what with the long post here are the finer points:

Dreha go the men to regroup and is defending the war room.

Aevah explained a few things to Kyrtaar and stopped to rest for the night, believing that Mhundir is healed and well because she is choosing to not act on what she saw because she's never seen things like that without touching someone and especially not about several people. She isn't sure whether it's just another bit of the Norn's curse.

[SyrianHamster]

Colossus said
Is this RP still open and accepting new characters? I was thinking of playing an Ocrish character and sinking my teeth into a High Fantasy RP.

Open and alive.

Post a CS, and we'll talk about the manner of your entry. I don't expect you to read the IC up to the current moment in time, so I'll work on drawing up a synopsis so's that you have an understanding of what's been going on.

Nephriel said
OOOK.... So what with the long post here are the finer points:Dreha go the men to regroup and is defending the war room.Aevah explained a few things to Kyrtaar and stopped to rest for the night, believing that Mhundir is healed and well because she is choosing to not act on what she saw because she's never seen things like that without touching someone and especially not about several people. She isn't sure whether it's just another bit of the Norn's curse.

Awesome, look forward to reading it.

[Lotta Pumpkins]

Manner of timeline, I believe neph and I are about a day ahead on our forest journey, so I think we may have to pause a moment until you peoplez catch up

[Nephriel]

Indeed.

[SyrianHamster]

Stefan0620 said
Manner of timeline, I believe neph and I are about a day ahead on our forest journey, so I think we may have to pause a moment until you peoplez catch up

Once Mundhir is done tripping on shrooms, our side of things will advance very quickly.

One post away from coming back to the waking world.

[Lotta Pumpkins]

Might want to make another character. Golem, kinda a Dragon age shale knock off. Can we work that in? Mundir/someone could activate it. Sentientish. Work or no? I've wanted to do a character with a golom for an extremely long time.

[Colossus]

Here we go!

Marrubium

Character Name: Marrubium

Species: Half-Orc Dwarf

Species description: Slightly taller than a Dwarf but significantly shorter than an Orc. Strong, surprisingly intelligent and agile.

Gender: Male

Noteworthy Abilities / Limitations: Marrubium is a surprisingly skilled archer and proficient with daggers. He's become accustomed to deflecting incoming blows with his bow, striking with his dagger and spinning around to dispatch any other enemies with several well placed arrows. He's taken dwarven skills in smithing and applied them to his weapons, giving them an unrivaled durability and quality, to the point where his bow and arrows are as durable as tempered steel but as light and flexible as wood.
His biggest limitation is due to his size, however. Slightly larger and broader than a dwarf, all armors must be custom made for him, meaning that at this point he only wears leather-type armor.

Background: Marrubium is the bastard child borne of a drunken night involving his blacksmith father and an orc woman. Not wanting such a 'weak' looking child, he was abandoned by his mother and left in the care of his father, who hesitantly raised him. It was quickly discovered that he had the benefits of dwarven and orcish strength, with none of the diminished intelligence the dwarves typically associated with the orcs. That didn't stop him from earning the nickname 'Goblin' though, a name he came to hate.
Unlike most dwarves however, Marrubium wasn't content living in the mountains and working the mines. He preferred the open skies and outdoors, something his father attributed to his orcish heritage and having been born outside the mountains. While Marrubium took a keen interest in his father's blacksmithing, he also began honing his skills as a hunter and a ranger. By the time he had reached adulthood, he began selling his skills as a ranger and occasionally as a thief, traveling from place to place, sleeping under the stars, hunting his meals and carrying plenty of ale and mead.

Appearance: Standing at 5'4", Marrubium is caucasian with long, black hair and beard. He's quite muscular, even by dwarven standards with a jutting brow, upturned nose and two protruding lower canines that extend from his jutting jaw.

Reason for Detainment: Will wait on discussion.

[Rockette]

Colossus said
Marrubium

It checks out all right with me, I'm not necessarily picky at this moment but Hammy-Ham gets final judgement.

But essentially, if you have not already been informed or read up on our Ic, then allow me to summarize.

Twelve [I think] prisoners were originally in the dungeons of Eblistan by whichever crimes deemed worthy enough of their detainment; some had been there longer than others, some just arrived. In this event, Mundhir Sadek, our fallen prince and current "star protagonist" was poisoned with Ice Venom during his assassination attempt before hand, a cruel fate by any means and killing him slowly but surely. Other characters suffered from other ailments: iron poisoning, lack of food and water, had been stripped of their belongings. But the deft handiwork of our resident rouge elf, Aevah Runil, and the rage of our Minotaur: Shorus, saw to the escape. With assistance from Frelseren, formerly known as 9.

It was a bloody massacre, I've lost the body count entirely when we finally got the hell out of there, but they managed to escape with the assistance of Mundhir's men coming upon their exit point which was a supposed secret way into the outside of the citadel. Thus they rode to Baalor, mostly against our will [though Tarwin went about his own route] and thus we entered a seven day time jump to the what I would call: Council. Here Mundhir beseeches to everyone to help him in restoring peace to his lands, etc. It's a nice speech, you should read it. Aevah offers to search for a cure in the Uchfos forest by the assistance of the Norn, a tricky, deadly game but none the less had to be done.

Kyrtaar and Rin went with her and someone killed a bunch of things in the ruins and set a fire but that pretty much faulted out.

SO.

The elves began massing an attack against Baalor and Mundhir, Kylmi, Hazim, Tawrn, Shorus and Frelseren went out to meet with the Mad Prince - it did not go so well, obviously. Thus we get to the point in our story:

At the current moment, Aevah and Kyrtaar have made pact with the Norn, healing Mundhir but at the cost of her eyesight and granting Kyrtaar immortality and power but at the cost of his first borne child and so on. They're currently on their way back but timeline dictates that they are one day before the battle. So they're currently stalled.

The battle itself started with Hazim leading a volley against the elves, in which they returned, the distraction allowed the other focal characters to move in, to either kill or capture the Prince, whomever gets there first I would suppose.

During this time, Mundhir was being attacked by these, things, whatever you wanted to call them - he'd know. And passed out into a weird trance from the venom leaving him, and currently he's undergoing a psyche break in his own vision by figuring out the truths of all his beliefs and his own God. A new character was introduced here: Dreha, who is currently doing what she can to protect him.

At this moment, Tarwin has managed to sneak into the camp and don for elvish armour to blend in [a pattern, I tell you] while Kylmi and Shorus fight their own way through, by traps and by other means. Kylmi receives injury during this time but bares it and uses her temporary Kelpie mount: Bones, to find way to a meeting point, There she and Shorus plan to capture the Mad Prince to interrogate him. Oh and Hazim and the Mamalukes are currently being assaulted again by the elves [Elderborne], the gradual retreat did not go too well.

Aaand I think that's about it, for details you can kind of skim over what everyone has written, but that should catch you up at least. Do you have any ideas of how your character might be introduced?

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Stefan0620 said
Might want to make another character. Golem, kinda a Dragon age shale knock off. Can we work that in? Mundir/someone could activate it. Sentientish. Work or no? I've wanted to do a character with a golom for an extremely long time.

I approve of this. I've been wanting it for a long time now!

Also, I don't know when, but I'll be posting sometime today.