[OOC] Sworn By Their Swords

[TheWendil]

Interest Check

Since the dawn of creation, it has widely been accepted as fact that all things were brought about by the will of the Dytenziextity. Although many kingdoms and regions practice their own religions and cultures, all of them reference the Dytenziextity was being the progenitor of those very same concepts and ideals.

It is said that the Dytenziextity is the mightiest of all gods, fabricating all of reality and much more. As such, all magic in the world is stated to be after thoughts, echoes, and even pieces of the Dytenziextity's supreme influence.

No kingdom recognizes this more so than the land of Crescentia. As one of the leading political powers in the world, Crescentia is a place where nobles bred for justice and equality thrive in their green lands and thriving towns. Out of the four neighboring nations that encompass the world as a whole, Crescentia is to be considered the largest and most vibrant, seeking to end injustice in the eyes of their rulers.

For years the kingdom of Crescentia has lived in relative peace with little strife, having seen little bloodshed since the Great Wars: a series of religious crusades to determine which nation was the true voice of the Dytenziextity. Indeed, the most unsettling news brought about to the people’s awareness is minor skirmishes and the like from neighboring countries.

However, there are stirrings that threaten to overthrow the regime of peace and stability.

There are reports of a rouge knight attacking the borders and causing wise spread skirmishes until the Princess of Crescentia themselves decides to take action. In short time, the mystery knight is thus captured and tossed in jail, having being revealed of two things: a plan to assassinate the Princess and the promise of war soon coming to the kingdom.

Ordinarily, the punishment of such deeds would be carried out by public execution; however, the noble Princess tries a much different, more controversial method.

One day, in visiting the prisoner knight, the Princess offers to be both their friend and their mentor. At first hesitant and bitter, the knight soon finds comfort in the royal's actions, explaining that a conquering warlord not only vanquished their own kingdom, but also sent them to kill the Princess of Crescentia as well.

As time passes, the knight finds themselves opening up more and more to the Prince/Princess, even to the point of fondly having affections for the royal. Although they know it would be against all laws of the mortal world to do so, they soon yearn for the Prince/Princess and soon swear loyalty only to them.

Meanwhile, dark forces gather at the edge of Crescentia and news of the approaching warlord spread rampant like wild fire.

CS

Appearance: Name: Age: Personality: History: Weapons: Abilities: Other:

[Mousia]

Let me know if I need to change anything at all. I tried to make her flaws as pronounced as I could so she didn't come off as Mary Sue-ish (because she's definitely not in my head), but I'm not sure if they're all that clear. Anyway, here it is:

Princess Alice of Crescentia

Name: Princess Alice of Crescentia
Age: 19
Appearance: The princess is of average stature for the era, and she has pale skin and mousy brown (aka dirty blonde) hair. Her eyes are a neutral hazel, and her sharp nose, small chin, and childbearing hips give her the proper noble air. She wears the dresses the nurse puts out for her, often bright in color to show her wealth, as nobles must do. She dislikes the uncomfortable garbs she must wear outside the castle, so she only wears gowns with soft fabrics and things of that sort when she plans on staying inside to work all day.
Personality: Not given much of a chance for a childhood due to having been thrust into a position of power so young, Alice is fairly serious and placid, not entirely in tune with her own emotions, for better or for worse. Duty and justice are of utmost importance to her, and due to her direct enforcement of her country’s laws with her elderly parents’ inability to do so any longer, she has been taking a more prominent role in making sure that justice is served and that each citizen is both safe and providing for the country in one way or another, whether it be by farming or keeping the economy afloat with trade.
History: Princess Alice was born to her two royal parents, coming from noble blood for generations. As such, she was groomed to be the heir to the throne from a very young age, taught to read, write, and reason. Her nurse in secret taught her to lead, and some of the castle knights taught her preliminarily to fight, at least enough to defend herself from immediate danger before fleeing. She was already quite a well-rounded person on the surface at sixteen, when her parents began to lose their competence. Gradually, she gained more and more control over her family’s nation, and continued the regime of peace and prosperity. However, once notified of the border disturbances, the young ruler became determined to root out the source of the problem and put a stop to it at once.
Weapons: The princess has access to a very small knife for self-defense purposes only, but she is not a trained soldier by any means, and would struggle with more than one opponent at once greatly. However, her guard and adviser keep her safe from most harm anyways, so she doesn’t always carry her knife anymore.
Abilities: Alice can read well enough and write to a degree (though she dictates important documents to avoid catastrophe), and can handle herself well at a formal event such as a ball or a banquet. Her public speaking skills are ones she has honed for obvious reasons, so she prides herself on them quite a bit. The princess has been taught how to escape certain dangerous situations, but due to her lack of practice, she is a bit rusty, to say the least.
Other: Though the princess is no-doubt competent and her fair skin, mousy brown hair, and wide hips make her fairly attractive, she has refused to settle down (to her parents’ disappointment), citing reasons such as putting the country first. She has also been known to work for hours upon hours and later spend only a few hours sleeping before getting back to work, and her adviser and servants haven’t heard a peep out of her about her feelings about anything at all besides some mutters about injustice needing to be rooted out since she was perhaps fifteen. Who knows how much longer she can last with this fragile shell threatening to break at every breeze?

[TheWendil]

She doesn't seem like a Mary Sue to me. Also, I kinda forgot to add the "Appearance" section when making the CS hider so I don't know if you wanna go out and look for an image for Alice. Should we have this start out before or after my character's capture?

[Mousia]

Added the appearance just now, with an image and a short description. I don't know. Whichever is easier for you is alright with me.

[TheWendil]

I think it would be best to start after my character's capture then. Working on her and our Big Baddie right now.

[Mousia]

Alright. Awesome. In that case, I'll leave you to it and come back either later tonight or tomorrow afternoon (I live in the EST timezone, by the way).

[TheWendil]

Melissa Bellum

Name: Melissa Bellum

Age: 19

Personality:
Eccentric. Shattered. Possibly insane. All these and more are but the bare minimum of what can be described of Melissa Bellum. Of course, most people wouldn’t get the chance to learn that maybe this weird little girl is really just a big softie on the inside. That’s usually because most people would shriek and recoil in fear at her mismatched physical appearance.

Regardless, Melissa tries her hardest not to let the whispers of others decrease her happiness and worth in life. Always walking around with a smile, it’s obvious to anyone who knows her that she only puts on the emotions people want to see from her. Inside, she’s really just a girl who’s self-conscious of her ways but tries to overlook them with a laugh or two. Even if it does make her sad sometimes.

That being said, there are some moments in which Melissa can act genuinely….creepy. That is to say, she will speak of death and other methods to bring harm to her foes. Spending some time as a forced spy probably has something to do with that kind of jarred mentality.

History:
Melissa hails from a small kingdom in the nation of Rexicorg. Thinking of times like those wrought in the past, the rouge knight can merrily say that times were indeed peaceful for a while. As a knight of the Sable Kingdom, she served her own princess in the line of honor and duty. And for that portion of her early life, she was happy.

A single night sought to tear that ideal lifestyle away from her forever.

A warlord titled only as Yggdrasil of the Ultimatum destroyed her kingdom in the span of a few hours. Her castle burned. Her family and friends slain. Her princess beheaded before her eyes. She was spared such fates, though now she was placed in a much crueler life. Captured and beaten, Melissa was tortured vigorously until her loyalty was swayed to that of the Ultimatum’s will, directly resulting in the loss of her right eye and the scars on her chest.

Her new purpose was clear. She was to be a spy, infiltrating kingdoms and assassinating their leaders from within, making way for her new master to ride unopposed. To go from a knight of nobility and to be reduced into a filthy killer….shameful. Melissa’s own mentality began to deteriorate at the horridness brought about by her own existence.

Her latest mission involved an attempt to assassinate the lone princess of Crescentia. Ultimately her luck ran out, and she was captured by Crescentian forces and brought before the very princess she had planned to kill.

Now she waits in one of the castle holding cells, awaiting execution. Or maybe…not?

Weapons:
Melissa carries with her a sheathed sword, much akin to a curved rapier of sorts. It serves as a reminder of her own fall from grace and the pathetic shell she now is today. As a former knight, she is trained expertly in the art of swordplay.

Abilities:
In terms of other powers and abilities, Melissa only knows some meager spells of the dark arts, though she’s always yearning to acquire some more. As of now, all she can do is hurl blasts of dark power as projectiles, erect shadowy shields, and invoke a certain amount of irrational fear in her enemies.

Other:
Carries with her a small rabbit doll given to her by her mother at some point in her childhood. Will sometimes be seen communicating with the doll, calling it “Miranda”.

Yggdrasil

Name: Yggdrasil, Leader of the Ultimatum

Age: ???

Personality:
Yggdrasil's persona is usually aloof and stoic, guarding his inner most thoughts only to himself. That being said, he is an extreme advocate for both his cause and his order, claiming that war and strife is necessary to achieve true peace. He can appear cold and cruel at times but dismisses such behavior as simply being the most effective in any given situation.

Not much else is known about him other than that.

Weapon:
A weapon sung of its power in multiple legends, the Ouroboros is said to take the form of a massive collaboration between a claymore, a hammer, and a cannon; the hammer makes up the hilt of the weapon while the claymore's blade is seen in full worth. Finally, the nuzzle of a mighty steel cannon is seen melded to the tip of the sword portion.

As expected, the platinum weapon can fire either streams or concentrated shots of pure magical energy of all kinds with power equivalent to a battalion and or serve as an impressive melee tool. Yggdrasil is fully adept in the art of magic, able to freely to conjure up spells of many, if not, all elements.

Brief History:
Not much is known about Yggdrasil's personal origin but the organization, with which he leads, the Ultimatum, has since become a threat to the world and its kingdoms. What are their goals?

[TheWendil]

I'll start our first post tomorrow.

[Mousia]

I like the whole mental deterioration aspect in Melissa, and the mystery surrounding Yggdrasil. I'm excited to see where this goes. :)

[TheWendil]

The first post is up!

[Mousia]

Awesome! My post looks kinda long but it's mostly dialogue. Haha whoops. XD

[TheWendil]

Nah, it's fine. Dialogue builds character!

[Mousia]

Alright. Awesome.

So, full disclosure, I'm going to be travelling this Thursday, December 18th, so I will probably be unavailable on that day, and I may not be able to be very active until the fourth of January, though I am sure that I will have time at night most nights to post and I will have my laptop so it won't be too inconvenient to post. Just thought I'd let you know so you wouldn't get concerned if I couldn't post as often while I'm there.

[TheWendil]

Alright then. Thanks for informing me.

[TheWendil]

On a side note, Melissa is suddenly reminding me of Hamlet when he "acted" crazy in the play.

[Mousia]

Oh really? Now that you mention it, I can see that. That's cool. To be honest, if it was me in there with Melissa, I'd be scared out of my skin, magical influence or no.

[TheWendil]

All she wants is her glowy bunny!

[Mousia]

And her glowy bunny she shall receive!
I made a short timeskip to make it easier for you to reply, because I didn't feel like making the two parts two separate parts would make much sense either. Anyway, consider Alice officially uneasy around Melissa (achievement unlocked!).
Footnote: Alice was so quick to get Melissa her bunny; I wonder how gullible she is...

[TheWendil]

That's fine. The timeskip I mean. It's kinda funny actually, since Alice's demonstration with the knife and possibley more torture will spook Miranda a bit. Ironic seeing as they're both scared of each other but neither shows it.

[Mousia]

I think that could be interesting to follow - the struggle of each of them to conceal their fear of each other.