[OOC] The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

[Ellri]

We'll explain a bit on how the Vocators work:
There is only one Evoker among them, the Leader. Her Relic is capable of reflecting some of its power onto four other objects. These objects, while they act much like relics, are not truly so. In turn, those four can reflect onto fifteen other objects. For each reflection, the effect is reduced significantly. So while the Relic grants 2.5 times normal strength/agility/etc, the Lieutenant's necklaces only grant 1.5 times normal, and the rings of the regular vocators grant 1.1 times normal.

In the Empire, all children are educated from a young age, taught both combat and other skills. Those who show more aptitude towards the skills wanted for Vocators are given extra training in those skills. Then, at the age of eleven, the best of those are taken to the Vocator Sanctuary, where they are given even further training for several years. If a ring becomes free, they might get the chance to receive it, based on skill and aptitude.

Because the rings are two steps away from the relic, they do not have as strict use requirements. Over time, as the regular Vocators who do receive a ring grow into it, they change subtly, becoming more like their superiors. This in turn makes them more in tune with the leader's Relic and the lieutenants' Necklaces. Few of those who become Vocators ever become eligible for becoming lieutenants. Only the best do. If one wins such honor, the changes will progress even further. By the time any Lieutenant is eligible for challenging the Leader, she will have changed to such a degree that she will fit the parameters for bonding with the relic. Or she will die.

Those who do not rise up to a ring, will have other duties. Some will become imperial guards, others will actively breed with captive evokers, in the hopes of breeding future evokers. There is nothing celibate about the Vocators. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Children are viewed as a worthy goal, and a Vocator who has a child will be protected by all other Vocators till the child is ready to be educated.

Those who do not fit the bill to go to the Sanctuary at all, will merely be trained for other duties, like the army or various trades, all depending on their aptitude and interest.

[Sep]

WilsonTurner said
Yea.What I don't get is how the Relic has the same power over and over for every leader, and how strong of a power it must give one person. If you severed the connection between all the Vocators and the leaderVocator, then the speed and strength would be unmatchable. For the leader, it might as well be that the world is standing still, and that everyone is made of twigs and paper.

The idea is it is the manipulation of energy. You only have so much energy in your body capable of being used which is why crazy speed can not be met. Other people cannot use more as they are not directly interfacing with the relic. They're more or less borrowing from it. I did have a fancy science explanation but I am tired and forgot.

[Ellri]

WilsonTurner said
Viking?That group seems a little out of place, since the others are a bit more used to the lighter, faster swords, while Vikings are known to smash things. With big axes. And shields. And horned helmets.

You do know that horned helmets had nothing to do with vikings, right? Swords were at least as common as axes, if not more so. and the axes weren't all that large. The bigger an axe, the heavier it is. The heavier it is, the less it can be swung in a battle. The only use for the typical upward-turned horn is to ensure that the attacker gets his or her weapon aimed straight at the head rather than away from it. Not a wise goal.

[AlidaMaria]

WilsonTurner said
Viking?That group seems a little out of place, since the others are a bit more used to the lighter, faster swords, while Vikings are known to smash things. With big axes. And shields. And horned helmets.

Haha true, I didn't mean the war-side of the Vikings, more like their tribe system, their idea of equality and letting woman fight. And also, the reason why Vikings started plundering is the same: Scandinavia isn't a very fertile area. The only war-aspect I copied from them is the 'shield wall'. Usually the woman use shields and short blades, the men use long spears or katana-like swords.

UGHGHGHG NOOOOOO VIKINGS DIDN'T HAVE HORNED HELMETS. That's just a thing that 18th century European Opera came up with to make Vikings seem all the more barbaric and recognizable. X.x [I'm studying history so it really bothers me when people spread that misconception further into the world]

I'm watching the series Vikings atm, so I couldn't really help myself when I was creating Da-Hyun.

[Guilty Spark]

WilsonTurner said
Viking?That group seems a little out of place, since the others are a bit more used to the lighter, faster swords, while Vikings are known to smash things. With big axes. And shields. And horned helmets.

You clearly don't know much about vikings or you would know they didn't actually use horned helmets.

And in regards to the leader getting the same power, if they believed they would get that power strongly enough then it would likely happen. The power is shaped by the user, and if the user has faith deep within of their power it can repeat.

[WilsonTurner]

Sep said
The idea is it is the manipulation of energy. You only have so much energy in your body capable of being used which is why crazy speed can not be met. Other people cannot use more as they are not directly interfacing with the relic. They're more or less borrowing from it. I did have a fancy science explanation but I am tired and forgot.

Hhmmmm...
The story my Relic has is that it has its own energy supply, although I did have the thought that, after the Gauntlets' reserves were used, then lightning would draw on Myth. He'd only manage a couple strikes after that. Lightning is too energy-packed to be drawn on oneself.

Guilty Spark said
You clearly don't know much about vikings or you would know they didn't actually use horned helmets.And in regards to the leader getting the same power, if they they would get that power strongly enough then it would likely happen. The power is shaped by the user, and if the user has faith deep within of their power it can repeat.

True.
I just know the stereotypes.

[Sep]

WilsonTurner said
Hhmmmm...The story my Relic has is that it has its own energy supply, although I did have the thought that, after the Gauntlets' reserves were used, then lightning would draw on Myth. He'd only manage a couple strikes after that. Lightning is too energy-packed to be drawn on oneself.

This relic is very old not to mention all the changes in hands. I would say if it could properly bond with its user (More than the standard five years) there is a chance that their potential could increase. The simple fact is though that such a thing never happens.

[WilsonTurner]

Sep said
This relic is very old not to mention all the changes in hands. I would say if it could properly bond with its user (More than the standard five years) there is a chance that their potential could increase. The simple fact is though that such a thing never happens.

Myth's had the gauntlets for a long time. Well over five years.

[Sep]

so obviously you have better control than any Vocator will ever have. Unless they are super deadly.

[WilsonTurner]

Sep said
so obviously you have better control than any Vocator will ever have. Unless they are deadly.

Myth started training to be a Blademaster at, more or less, ten years old. Five years later, gauntlets. Then, training with and without his Relic until he was 30+.

[Guilty Spark]

Post coming to a close.

[AlidaMaria]

Sep and I have been talking about a second character using a mask. So if you're ok with it Spark, I'll use Shin as my second player character. Also, I'll write a little something about the Yuushinto later on.

Shin

Name: "Shin"
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Relic Description:
Shin's relic is a mask. It possesses mostly the same powers as the leader of the Vokators' mask, but only works on males. It hides the evoker's face in a bright white light and the mask itself is hereby invisible. It's impossible for the evoker to take it off and if it is removed, the evoker will die. The relic allows the evoker to manipulate the energy in his own body, making it possible to increase his speed, strength, and agility. The body's energy can also be used to sense other relic users but only when both evokers aren't moving and if the mask's user is fully concentrated. The mask wearer is unable to spot relics, only evokers.

Besides that, the mask allows the evoker to manipulate the light surrounding his body. Hereby he can make himself almost invisible and Shin uses this power to constantly manipulate the bright light the mask gives off. However, relic users with the ability to spot evokers will still be able to see him, even if he's invisible.

Skills:
- Extensive knowledge concerning poisons and plants
- Even without the relic's power, Shin is trained to hide himself by becoming one with the shadows.
- Shin is a talented swordsman but he usually doesn't have to make use of that skill. When he does, he prefers to use twin swords, a few throwing knives and three short blades.

Background:
Shin was born into the Yuushinto family, a secret organization devoted to The Shadow Ways, the god Amatsu and "The Realm". The Mask had been passed down the family, since it is said that The Mask gave the first Yuushinto the power to create the nation of Da-Hyun and help the High Saeng rule it. It was custom that every son born into the family had to wear the mask at the age of five for a year and a day, to see if the relic would be evoked. When Shin put the mask on, the relic responded to him and for the first time in over two hundred years, the family once again had an evoker amongst them. Shin was automatically placed in a higher position than his family members and trained to use his relic in service of the Realm. Since the organization usually acts as a spy network for the current High Saeng, Shin was trained to be an assassin and spy inside the large family estate until he was of age.

At the age of fifteen, Shin had to perform his first mission and he has continued to fulfill missions ever since. Sometimes killing people, sometimes simply learning useful information.

He's currently in Othea on a mission to keep an eye on the representatives, learn as much useful information about the country as possible and unravel secrets that could be used against Othea. After all, it's wise to know your enemies' weaknesses as well as your friends'.

Appearance:
It's a shame, but his pretty face will not be visible unless he dies.

Motivation:
Shin has never really learned to think as an individual. All he does should be in service of the Da-Hyun. He has the small personal desire to ever meet other relic users to see what they are like, but he'll never act upon this if it's not in service to the realm.

Theme Song:

[Guilty Spark]

@Alida, I'm reading it now.

King Aral's post is up everyone.

Edit: Alida, Shin is accepted.

[AlidaMaria]

The Yuushinto Family

The Yuushinto Family
History:
The Yuushinto family tracks its origins back to the age of the Old Kingdom. But as time passes, details are forgotten. It isn't even certain if the family has always been named Yuushinto, but one thing has been remembered: The Mask has always been kept by the family.

"The Legends tell us that the people that are our descendants fled from the East to the Isles, hunted down by the Great Power. It was Yin Yuushinto, or Yishinto as he's commonly known, who halted the Great Power with help from his relic and managed to destroy it together with The Others and his nine younger brothers. Yin was the first High Saeng and his nine brothers were the first Saeng. Later, when he became too old to rule, he counselled his younger brothers as they, and their sons after them, became High Saeng. Yin and his descendants never claimed the throne again, but we did keep on counselling, oh yes we did. And more."

Purpose:
The Yuushinto train their kin, male and female, to become assassins, poison brewers and spies. Their existence has been long forgotten by most and the Yuushinto prefer to keep it that way. The Yuushinto will only offer their services to the High Saeng if he is is deemed worthy by the family elder. If he is not, the family will act as an independent organization, gathering as much information about the world outside Da-Hyun as they can. Also, they eliminate all within the country that could pose a threat to the delicate balance that keeps the Da-Hyuni from feuding amongst themselves.

Relics and others:
The Mask is the only known relic within the family. Currently the family has 9 living members (of which five are capable of carrying out missions).

[Guilty Spark]

Added to the OP.

[Guilty Spark]

@Sep, google "The Empress, may she live forever" and pretty much all you will find is The Wheel of Time stuff. One of you had to have read the series.

[WilsonTurner]

If the Yuushinto family are like the opposites of the Vocators, and they look to recruit someone else to fight their battles for them, Myth would count himself in, provided he isn't restricted to just Hyumi. Myth will infinitely call it "Hy'um."

And Myth will take down 6 King's guards. I am assuming they use heavy armor and a sword/shield or two handed weapons. If not, and they are lighter armored and use different weapons, then Myth would not be able to take down six without help, whether from someone else or his gauntlets. Ceremonial armor seems to be heavy armor.

EDIT: I am also going off on the "These soldiers look soft" that someone said earlier in the roleplay when they approached the Coronation. Too much peace, too little action to warrant real fighting skills to match someone of Myth's caliber.

[Guilty Spark]

Don't go off that "These soldiers look soft" thing, that was me who said it about shiny guards on the walls. Not the Knights of Othea, these guys are not soft. They're not slow. Their armor is heavy, but they live in it and they're trained to fight against lighter opponents as a team which is why they're drawing into tight formations to handle you at close range without allowing you shoulder room. Didn't you read my post? They're coming in a tightening circle.

[Guilty Spark]

I will update this.

Knights of Othea

Appearance:

Full Armor

[WilsonTurner]

Guilty Spark said
Don't go off that "These soldiers look soft" thing, that was me who said it about shiny guards on the walls. Not the Knights of Othea, these guys are not soft. They're not slow. Their armor is heavy, but they live in it and they're trained to fight against lighter opponents as a team.

I thought the Knights went off with the King? I would figure it safer to preserve the King's personal guard, since an Evoker can have unpredictable powers, and could possibly eliminate or even turn them over to the Evoker's own cause. Archers would be more suited to the Evoker-killing cause.