[OOC] Stand Still. Stay Silent.

[Invader Len]

Yes, but only if you want your character to die. There is always the possibility of trolls and giants getting the upper hand on someone, but Len the Miracle worker can always slice them out if need be. If your character does die, because you want to, i dunno, drop the rp, or change to an Unknown character, then that is fine as well. This being said, I would like people who want to kill off their character, for whatever reason, to let me know first and what they plan to do afterwards.

Also, Cat Squad CS's are almost done! We get three cats with us on the journey, all class A. these cats can be controlled by whomever in whatever situation, though their primary purrrpose is to alert the team to the presence of Beasts, Trolls, and Giants. And be adorable balls of fluff.

[Chezka]

Oh, question about cats, Len! Is it alright if my character has a personal grade B cat?

[Invader Len]

Hmmmm... Let's see, your character is a hunter, so... Yes, I suppose that's alright. Make a separate CS for it, similar to the Cat Squad CS's I have put up, and then I can add it in. One Grade B cat and three Grade A's, that will definitely make for some interesting social hierarchy in the feline world.

Other than that, no more cats. Cats are expensive, yo, this team ain't got the money for more than three cats, and no more space than for four. That rule, of course, doesn't apply to those Unknown, whom are welcome to have cats, dogs, whatever, so long as they keep in mind that only cats are completely immune to the Illness. Other animals have lower rates of immunity than humans, below 30%.

[LokiLeo789]

I knew cats would eventually become man's best friend...

[Damiann47]

Speaking about unknowns how much freedom do they get, you did say they don't have the same restrictions as crew characters.

[Invader Len]

@Damiann47 Yes, they don't. As an Unknown, you can be any nationality, provided it's still plausible, meaning that in addition to the five provided, Russians, Poles, Lithuanians, Estonians, Latvians, Belarussians, Ukranians, they are all allowed. You also can be an Unknown mage, though of course you would follow the rules of Finnish mages.

However, Unknowns would not have large groups or governments. Any settlements would be temporary or nomadic/semi nomadic, with groups not exceeding 15-20 people. They would be close knit, family-tribal groups, much more primitive than the Nordics, without electricity, literacy, running water, or a permanent source of food. They would be hunter-gatherers, migrating north and south with the seasons and following animals. They would also all be Immune, but very much aware of the dangers Beast, Trolls, and Giants pose. Timewise, if the Nordics were pushed back to the 1930's, then these guys were pushed all the way to BC.

So, in terms of restrictions, they don't have to have a scandinavian name, they can be any plausible age (i swear, if you play as an infant, I'm feeding you to a Troll), Any nationality (In places which have silent world. Danish, Icelandic, and Norwegian don't have very much, if any, so they aren't possible), Speak any language (Again, only those plausible, you ca't be a pole and speak fluent Icelandic), any profession, provided you can do it without electricity/heavy firepower/organized society, and any pet, as long as you remember the rates of immunity.

I hope that answers some questions :)

[Azurian Dream]

LokiLeo789 said
I knew cats would eventually become man's best friend...

CATS ARE MANS BEST FRIEND XD... well in my opinion.

[Wolpertinger]

(updated my CS post and noticed its 1 am... good night)

[Invader Len]

Wolpertinger said Her skincolour is pale, for a Norwegian she is pretty short (with 5'5'')

Oh my gawd she's a tricking midget by Norwegian standards! And accepted and added.

Aaand Unknown #1 has been claimed by RangingWolf. The battle of the last two slots, Unknown #2 and Scout, now starts between Sonder(If they're still interested) and Damiann47! Only one will survive, and claim glory!

[Damiann47]

Yeah I got a IC incoming now, but kinda majorly hung up over finding a picture. Guy in an unknown by the way.

[AliceZaru]

Waaat...my characters 5ft..

[Damiann47]

Ha, found a picture! Right, here he is. I will be going back to work on him some more, a bit tired right now so consider this to a semi-work in progress.

Devin Lienheart

Name: Devin Lienheart

Age: 23

Nationality: Forgotten (English)

Gender: Male

Area of birth: Northwesternish Russia (I guess)

Immunity: Yes

Profession: All-Purpose Survivor

Languages: English, Finnish

Personality: On the surface he may seem somber and deadly serious, that is the effects of pure survival, given time and a safer environment would lead to the revealing of himself. Devin can be very social and almost always willing to engage in conversation, although after a few years of no human contact his social skills had degraded by quite a bit. Devin is a huge team player always willing to add to the common good, even willing to sacrifice his own life if the need is dire enough. He has an aptitude for learning making him able to quickly pick up on new skills, yet the saying jack of all trades, master of none heavily applies to Devin who has never truly mastered anything.

Brief Bio: Much of his history has been lost, well at least the history of his people. All that was left were stories of a journey to cross the waters, although they did not say where their old homeland was or the reason why they left. What did matter then was the present, what mattered was to survive their hostile environment, so that’s what Devin did from birth. At an early age they were taught how to fend for themselves, from setting snares, to cooking, to even fighting one of the monsters with whom they shared their world with. They were mostly isolated from any other human groups, the only last known contact was back when the ancestors first landed from their journey, they called themselves the "Fins". Overtime the small population of Fins integrated with the group, and before long were considered family, they helped the ancestors greatly by showing ways to survive in the new lands. The Fins also brought their own tongue, while it didn't became the primary language almost everyone learned it after English.

The greatest weapon and main weapon they had were guns, one of the remaining knowledges that came with the ancestors. They used bolt-action hunting rifles, while fairly simple being made out of wood and iron, the .308 rounds fired were more than enough to take down most beasts and perhaps enough to punch through the hide of a troll. Of course ammunition was impossible to come across so they made their own, mostly by repriming spent bullets.

Life was hard needless to say, lack of security was a major problem among many others, still they managed to survive by staying on the move. They lived in compact tents, some old technology from the ancestors, in only half an hour they were capable of collapsing a campsite to continue traveling. This was Devin’s life until the age of 19, he broke off from the rest of the group to find metal salvage they could use, it wasn’t until later when he discovered that he had been left behind. When Devin returned to camp there was nothing left, it seemed that the group left although it didn’t make sense why. It had been years since then, and Devin was no closer to finding any answers, without others to support him it had been rough attempting to survive. Armed with his rifle, the biggest memory of his lost family, and the skills given to him had made it possible to continue.

Image or Description: He stands at a height of 6' 0", with about average build and blue eyes. He has somewhat long, scraggly, black hair and a full beard. He is Caucasian, with little color in his skin. He wears clothes made from animal hides, and a scarf fashioned from wool sheared from wild sheep.

Since the history I made is kinda weird I wanted to explain it outside of Devin’s viewpoint. Basically his ancestors came from England and they were trying to escape from whatever ended the world. Of course over the next few generations they lost a lot of their tech and history becoming what is expected of a unknown society, really couldn’t call them the British then right? Devin doesn’t know any of this as said in the bio, and really as such he doesn’t have a cultural identity. The group he came from did have at least one good advantage from maintaining their knowledge of firearms, just nothing too heavy or high-tech of course.

[Invader Len]

Damiann47 said Languages: English, Basic Icelandic (Rusty)

WHUT DID I FUKKIN SAY ABOUT LANGUAGES, MATE?! Your guy is of english descent, all the way in fukkin Russia, I can let that slide, but what makes you think your character can know even a word of Icelandic, huh? If you want a practical language, CHOOSE FINNISH, OR ESTONIAN, OR EVEN RUSSIAN! But not the language of an island a bazillion miles to the west who has only opened up to the outside world in the last couple decades or so! RANT, END!

That being said, the rest is good except for the image, which is not working. Fix those two things, and then we're good to go!

@AliceZaru Well, you did strike me as a runty type, sooooo XD

[Sonder]

Is the scout spot still open :D? If no one minds, I'd like to give it a go.

I just woke up though and can't have a CS up till late-ish afternoon or tonight.

[Damiann47]

Invader Len said
WHUT DID I FUKKIN SAY ABOUT LANGUAGES, MATE?! Your guy is of english descent, all the way in fukkin Russia, I can let that slide, If you want a practical language, CHOOSE FINNISH, OR ESTONIAN, OR EVEN RUSSIAN! But not the language of an island a bazillion miles to the west who has only opened up to the outside world in the last couple decades or so! RANT, END!That being said, the rest is good except for the image, which is not working. Fix those two things, and then we're good to go!@AliceZaru Well, you did strike me as a runty type, sooooo XD

I did try covering that in the bio, ah well I know better then to argue with the GM.

Edit: Alright he's gonna know bare basic Finnish, anyway what's the problem with the picture? Want me to find a new one or is it just not showing?

[LokiLeo789]

Invader Len said
WHUT DID I FUKKIN SAY ABOUT LANGUAGES, MATE?! Your guy is of english descent, all the way in fukkin Russia, I can let that slide, If you want a practical language, CHOOSE FINNISH, OR ESTONIAN, OR EVEN RUSSIAN! But not the language of an island a bazillion miles to the west who has only opened up to the outside world in the last couple decades or so! RANT, END!That being said, the rest is good except for the image, which is not working. Fix those two things, and then we're good to go!

[Invader Len]

@Sonder Okay! I'll have your spot reserved, and with that, ladies and germs, we are officially full up! Woohoo! *pops champagne bottle*

@Damiann47 That's just it, the Icelanders haven't left their Island for a wicked long time, and as they are the wealthiest nation, they don't need to send out traders to the Silent World (which is forbidden to common people, BTW) when they can employ Swedens, Norwegians, and Finns to do it for them. And as far as the Nordic Council knows, NO ONE has survived outside of the safe/cleansed zones. So, it is impractical for your character to know even a little bit of Icelandic. Switch to Finnish, if you want to be able to communicate with the group.

@LokiLeo789 ... I'm lactose intolerant, you insensitive jerk! *Sobs and flails*

[Damiann47]

@Len Part of my logic was the language was known by everyone in the crew, so figured it was going to be a fairly common tongue, anyway it makes sense the way you put it knew trying to make an unknown might be a little tricky.

[LokiLeo789]

Invader Len said @LokiLeo789 ... I'm lactose intolerant, you insensitive jerk! *Sobs and flails*

[Invader Len]

@Damiann47 Well, you don't need to be understood by everybody, just somebody. There are many people in the crew who don't understand different languages, and will require translation by their peers. So long as someone knows what language your character speaks, they can translate for the rest of the group. :)

@LokiLeo789 ... Yeah, that's pretty accurate. I love cheese, but my Abenaki genes prevent me from enjoying it! WHY, CRUEL WORLD, MUST MOLDY FERMENTED MILK BE SO DELICIOUS AND YET SO WRONG?!