[OOC] The Order of Hunters: Tales of Fort Raven's peek

[drallinix]

I vote second option.

[Malikoy]

Would definitely prefer a trail so going for 2nd option too

[BKburke]

I go for second. Keeps things interesting and doesn't make everything die in one post.

[Razqua]

Either option is fine with me. I don't have an opinion on the matter.

[Razqua]

sorry double post. I don't know why this keeps happening. I only press the button once.

[Arthanus]

Looks like majority are going for option 2 just a warning, that means everyone's tests will take a bit as they were going to be 1v1 fights with monsters but if everyone is cool with it we can go for that route.

[TheBigJon]

I think that's fine.

[Arthanus]

So i'll start to wright up the post and get to the tests of strength and all that so anyone want to volunteer to go first? Well anyone except drallinix i have a special plan for your character so you get to go last.

[drallinix]

oh damn I wanted to go first let me guess I get to fight a werewolf.

[Gareth]

crap, umm can I ask if I missed anything and what everyone is doing in the story?

Wait there was no new posts in the I.C. since last I read. Sorry I thought there might have been and I'm catching up on OOC right now.

Ok I vote for option 2.

[Arthanus]

lol no you will choose your opponent I'm not that mean.

[Arthanus]

Actually I'll wait to tomorrow to get back to it. Want to get a little bit more talking between our people before moving on.

[Esayo]

Hey was wondering if this was still open for new applications!

[Gypsi]

I was wondering the same thing. I'd like to join as well.

[DiamondBlizzard]

My application is coming today! I'll be posting it ASAP!

[Arthanus]

Ya I'll accepta few more, but I need Ranged desperately we got 1 ranged fighter so far. I'll be OK with bow, crossbow, magic, or flintlock weaponry.

[DiamondBlizzard]

Name: Titus Dracos
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Nationality: Kingdom of Anavio
Appearance:
5'11 tall, 170 lbs weight.

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Biography

Titus was born and raised in the Kingdom of Anavio, at a young age he was brought up being taught unarmed and armed combat to protect himself as there were constant patrolling bandits around the village Titus lived in. These bandits acted as guards against monsters but stole and harrased people in the village, eventually killing Titus' parents, forcing him to live alone. Eventually, the village was tired of being pushed around at created a secret order of elite guards known as the Black Guard, the Black Guard wear a black set of armor known as Leather-Chain, a technique of weaving chainmail rings inside leather which is both light and more protected. At the age of 14, Titus was already quite proficient in both the sword and hand to hand combat, in which he signed up as an initiate to the Black Guard to help combat the bandits, in the initation, he was injected with Falcon blood to increase his eyesight, speed, reaction times, and strength. He was given the Black Guards' standard equipment; a hidden Hookblade, a hidden blade, Enchanted Leather-Chain armor, an enchanted steel sword, and throwing knives, he trained for years as the Black Guards grew (as the amount of bandits were quite large) into a secret and elite order.

When Titus turned 18 years of age, the bandits have grown to be more than the population of the village but the Black Guard was ready; thirty perfectly trained and strong in the skills of an Assassin. Titus rose through the ranks as a Captain of the Black Guard, thus he led the night assault on the bandits to drive them out of the village, though by this time at a Captain rank, he was equipped with two more hidden blades, a Cindequilla, and a hidden dart shooter. Titus and the Black Guard drove out the bandits, killing nearly all of them and making the village safe, thus returning peace to the village. The Black Guard served as the hub in the village (of Egalliv to be exact) and eventually were hired to become Elite Guards and Soldiers in the Kingdom of Anavio, now they are widely rumoured about and no one knows if they even exist or not, the saying goes, "If a black-clothed assassin were to enter the city, all should run and hide as he is the preacher of doom, of what is about to come." Mostly, this was the case as the Black Guard only appeared when terrible times and troubles arrived. Though, Titus served as an Elite Guard and Assassin for the Kingdom of Anavio, hired by the King (or emperor) himself to guard his Royalty and of course, to assassinate anyone whom came up.

Only a few monthes after becoming an Elite Bodyguard of the King (or emperor) of Anavio, Titus tapped into his magical reserves by accident and found himself in a world of darkness and shadow, having literally sunk into a shadow. After an hour of accidently using his Umbrakinesis, he went to go seek a mage to teach him about his new-found powers and train him in the Magical Dark Arts. Every hour he had, he trained with his mentor, learning to control his Umbrakinesis and using it in different ways, he continued this path until he was 24 years of age, having been allowed to retire from the service of His Majesty and having expertise in Umbrakinesis. An assassin with Umbrakinesis is quite deadly and not seen, but what to put his skills for? Titus longed for some sort of adventure and retired from the Black Guard, given an upgrade to his left gauntlet to allow a Hidden Gun to be in used as his retirement gift. Later, he joined the Order of Hunters, serving as an Assassin, Interrogator, and Scout. He is not to be underestimated under any circumstances. Thus, Titus' story begins only two days after he joined the Order of Hunters, walking through the door of the Inn for breakfest.

Black Guard

The Black Guard is a rumoured group of Elite Assassins and Guards who hail from the village of Egalliv, no one knows if they exist or not but are told that the Black Guard were the prophet of doom, as by the saying that is heard all around the Kingdom of Anavio; "If a black-clothed assassin were to enter the city, all should run and hide as he is the preacher of doom, of what is about to come." Almost every time a member of the Black Guard was seen, something tragic always happened, take the example of hell-ish beings overrunning the Theocracy of Hieledran, at the time of the overruning, not one, but TEN black-clothed assassins were seen a week before the demons overran the country. No one knows how the Black Guard is capable of knowing the future or what they are able to do, but everyone knows to run when a black-clothed assassin enters the city.

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Fighting Style: Titus is highly skilled and very dangerous at close-ranged and unarmed combat. He uses stealth and Umbrakinesis a lot for assassinations but is capable of hand-to-hand combat, his experience in four different types of martial arts prove him a deadly opponent. (OOC-wise it's: Silat, Kali, Muay Thai, & JKD, and a bit of BJJ & Shoot Wrestling)

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Equipment: x3 Hidden blades (One in right gauntlet, two in each boot) Hidden Hookblade (In left gauntlet) Magically Enchanted Sword (for lightweight and more effective against monsters) x15 Throwing Knives, Enchanted Leather-Chainmail Armor (Enchanted for lightweight and no sound made while moving) Cindequilla (A type of dagger) Hidden Gun & Dart shooter (found in the left gauntlet, able to shoot small bullets, able to kill, darts used for poisoning)

Skills/Abilities: Expert Umbrakinesis (Dark Magicks: Titus uses Umbrakinesis for Shadow Travelling, Fog, Binding a person, and many other neat tricks)

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Other Information: Titus was injected with Falcon blood in his veins which enchances his eyesight to that of an Eagle, his eyes work like a microscope with being able to see from far away a mouse going into its little a home and of course normal human sight, also inheriting a Falcon's strength via its wings and talons, Titus' strength and speed is slightly increased; his strength is that of a Falcon's grip, making him slightly stronger than other normal human beings, his reaction times are high.

[BKburke]

I'll make an archer if I need to.

@Diamond: the black guard belongs to another nation.

[Esayo]

I've actually got an archer in the works right now too \o/ CS will be up shortly

EDIT: CS

Name: Yasil

Gender: Female

Age: 23

Nationality: Tachikawa

Appearance: Yasil is a fairly tall, lean-muscled and sharp-edged woman. She is very rarely seen outside of her armor, but on such occasions she often wears baggier clothes that offer easy movement. Her hair runs down to her mid back, and is a charcoal black, a stark contrast to icy blue of her eyes.

Bio: Once, Yasil had a family name. When she was young, she was put down for her pugnacious nature, her parents insisting she stay within the home to learn domestic skills. One day she would make a fine wife for a warrior, they would say. She would have none of it. In school she was a scrapper, and came home a fair number of days with blackened eyes and a bloody nose, but proud. This continued without any sign of slowing down until her thirteenth year, when she declared she would apprentice herself to a warrior from their village. Her parents, outraged but helpless to stop her, instead disowned her and sent her on her way. When she approached the warrior with her request, he declined, but she was not so easily defeated. She followed him on his journey regardless, and eventually he invited her to train with him.

The warrior was disappointed with how raw and untamed her rage was when she fought, and when the time came to begin with weapons, he was not surprised to hear her ask for a blade. Instead, he brought her a staff, metal but very light, and taught her to temper her fury with non-lethality. Despite her objections, she became very skilled with the staff, fond of the way it handled. When he finally did offer her a sword, she insisted vehemently to remain with her weapon. With the staff, she achieved temperament to her anger. He taught her to fight properly without a weapon, and this she found was strikingly brutal in comparison to the staff, which she was equal parts surprised and relieved by. With her hands, she achieved strength with her anger. It wasn’t until she was sixteen that he gave her a bow, and it wasn’t until six years later that the lessons ceased. With the bow, she achieved precision to her anger.

She was proud of who she had become, proud of her skills, and proud of her temper. What she lacked, however, was experience, and when that finally came, it did so with a price. They encountered a beast, quite literally a monster, and in the ensuing battle she lost her master. Though the beast was slain, Yasil was devastated by the loss, left wandering and alone for nearly a year before she at last left Tachikawa, and joined recently into the Order.

Now, she is fairly distant, and determined. A competitive nature has sprung up from within her, and she may find herself at times acting rashly for the sake of coming out on top. Though she is just recently joining the Order, she has already set her sights on renown and legend.

Fighting Style: With training in styles (similar) to Bajiquan and Wing Chun, Yasil is formidable in close quarters. As well, she is well-versed in the use of a bo-staff and the bow.

Equipment:

Armor, furthest left for reference:

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Weapon: Bo Staff

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The Bo-Staff is collapsible into a single section.

Weapon: Bow

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Skills/Abilities: A Novice-level understanding of lightning magic, though she is still unable to utilize spells.

[Razqua]

Arthanus while I know you mean well I must caution you that if you let too many people in that this is going to become unmanageable and likley die.