[OOC] The Curse of the Crown [1 OPEN spot]

[Kalas]

So are you still looking for an Earth Knight?

[Manticore]

So are you still looking for an Earth Knight?

@Kalas

We are. The guy who claimed him hasn't been online for 10 days, so it seems we need a new one :) If you post a CS, he's all yours.

[Kalas]

Okay then. But I have one question regarding the basis of my CS: Earth Staff Monk, yay or nay?

[Manticore]

Okay then. But I have one question regarding the basis of my CS: Earth Staff Monk, yay or nay?

@Kalas

Can you elaborate on that? 'Cause I'm not sure what are you talking about :)

[Kalas]

Aha! Well, I was reading the CS of the old Earth Knight and I didn't want to make something similar to what was already done, so I was thinking about a staff-wielding Monk from a High Monastery in the Dragon Mountains. Would that be in keeping with the lore of the RP?

[Manticore]

Aha! Well, I was reading the CS of the old Earth Knight and I didn't want to make something similar to what was already done, so I was thinking about a staff-wielding Monk from a High Monastery in the Dragon Mountains. Would that be in keeping with the lore of the RP?

@Kalas

Oh, ok :) You know what? That would actually be very interesting. But since your character is a Monk you'll have to explain in the CS, why was he sent to do the job instead of the Knight. Because in my eyes, you can't be both monk and a knight at the same time :)

[Kalas]

Oh, ok :) You know what? That would actually be very interesting. But since your character is a Monk you'll have to explain in the CS, why was he sent to do the job instead of the Knight. Because in my eyes, you can't be both monk and a knight at the same time :)

@Manticore

That would be fine. I'm gonna do some in-depth reading of stuffs whilst I make my CS so It'll be a while. Hoping to get it done before tomorrow, however.

[ForeverBWFC]

I see you have all your knights now, but I'm interested in stepping in if you need a replacement.

[Manticore]

I see you have all your knights now, but I'm interested in stepping in if you need a replacement.

@ForeverBWFC

There are still 2 spots open, since nobody who promised to write a CS actually did that.

[Liar]

I see that you have the Water Knight and Earth Knight open.

Would you have any qualms if I create a character that is an ambitious schemer?

[Jinxer]

@Liar

It's worth writing the CS and submitting it, absolutely.

[Liar]

@Liar

It's worth writing the CS and submitting it, absolutely.

@Jinxer

I will write a profile for the Knight of the Dragon Mountains and submit it. Unfortunately, it's nearly 4 in the morning for me. I will try to have it up by this evening.

[Liar]

Well, I made my character submission. Tell me what you think.

Ciaran Caelum

Name: Ciaran Caelum
Age: 21
Kingdom: The Dragon Mountains
Gemstone: Mag’rithil, the Stone of Earth

Appearance:
Of all of Prince Edgard’s knights, there is none as fair as Ciaran. Her hair is described by bards to have the coloring of a succulent, ripe apple, worn by the lady-knight long and loose beyond her waist as a testament of her confidence in her skills. Songs are sung by how tall and slender she is, standing on equal ground with the others of the brave prince’s entourage. As pale as lovely moonlight with the smoothest of complexions, peasants and nobles alike vie for the hand of the virgin queen of the Dragon Mountains. Though those descriptions hold truth, reality is also much more different. There is no kindness in the lady’s eyes. Sharp and calculating, her golden eyes glimmer with cunning and ambition like the dragons of legend. Her lips, described by minstrels to be luscious but full of innocence, are almost always twisted into smirk or a false smile.

Background:
There had once been a little girl who caught the attention of a king.

In an alley where street urchins lied were the breathing corpses of orphans. Dirty, starving, and without hope, their eyes stared at nothing, dead to the world, and each waited for the mercy oblivion would grant them. All of them wanted to die, all of them… except one. When the king appeared at the mouth of the alley, a little girl noticed only the fine linen of his clothes and the jingling of a heavy coin purse. She rose from among the dead, a knife in one hand, and threatened the king.

“A coin for bread for your life, your grace,” she spoke softly, but her eyes blazed with the intense ferocity of a million suns. Unlike those around her, she was no cadaver.

The king, despite the danger, laughed. “That is too cheap a price for a king.”

For his life, the king adopted the little girl, bringing her back to his castle. Thus the story of how Ciaran was brought into the royal household by King Armagen.

Under the patronage of the king, Ciaran flourished and thrived. She learned the comforts she never knew one could have, she learned how to administer the state, she learned how to fight and kill, but, most important of all, she learned ambition. Ciaran knew she could never become queen, and she resented Edgar for it. Edgar, the perfect prince. Edgar, the promised king. Edgar the Great.

Ciaran wanted more, but knew she could not have it.

She saw the opportunity to become more than she could be once madness was set upon the man that adopted her. With no regrets and hesitation, Ciaran was more than happy to join Edgar in war. She served the prince well, acting as both a strategist for his battles and a politician for when battles were fought with words. Perhaps some of her methods had been unsavory, but Ciaran followed a principle of pragmatism than one of honor.

Eventually, for all of her trouble, she was rewarded with the Earth Gem and the task of bringing order to the Dragon Mountains. With her newfound abilities and her famed skills, she brought the various warring tribes of the Dragon Mountains under her heel. There she founded her own house, Caelum, and crowned herself as the region’s Pendragon, a rank equivalent to that of a king.

Ciaran was content to spend the rest of her days building up her new kingdom into one of the most powerful force on the continent, but when she received word from Prince Edgar of a looming threat that needed to be dealt with, Ciaran reluctantly left the Dragon Mountains.

Personality:
She holds herself to a strict standard, following a set of pragmatic principles that she rarely shares with others. Ciaran keeps a sharp mind that she uses alongside a silver tongue. Everything she does is with a purpose, and very rarely does she allow herself to act frivolously. Perhaps the only one that could truly say to know her and her intentions are Edgar who remains the only person she has shown some modicum of affection for. Ciaran has little regard for the other knights, acknowledging only their skills and how they could be of use to her. However, despite her seemingly arrogant nature, she does truly care for the well-being of her people and her background has made her partial to ensuring that nothing like starvation and poverty would plague her demesne.

Fighting Skills:
Ciaran is a master warrior whose main armament is a spear. She is a great rider on account of her education and is proficient with a sword if she must. She has even begun developing her own new unique style of combat that utilizes hand-to-hand techniques working in tandem with her earth gem powers. However, for all of her abilities, her greatest strength lies in strategy and tactics.

Earth Gem Powers
Stone Summoning and Control
Metal Summoning and Control
Earth Sense

[Manticore]

@Liar Your CS is accepted! You can put it now in the characters tab. Feel free to post in the IC, aswell! :)

Now, I owe everybody an appology for not being active for the past week (or it has been even longer that that?). I've been so busy with everything (not just work and school but also some unexpected holidays/travels), that I began procrastinating on this. I never thought this could happen to me, but...well I guess I'm only human. I'll try to post asap. I just hope you guys didn't lose your interest in the meantime...

[Jinxer]

@Manticore

No worries - real life always comes first! I'm still here and raring to go.

[RPforthatPR]

Its been two weeks... Sorry, but I'll have to say that you should at least warn since that's way too long to be honest.

[Jinxer]

Its been two weeks... Sorry, but I'll have to say that you should at least warn since that's way too long to be honest.

@RPforthatPR

I'm relatively sure these inquirers can see the time since the last post and make a decision themselves.

[Liar]

Should I go ahead and write a post?

[Jinxer]

@Liar

Absolutely.

[Liar]

Alright then. Let's bring back some activity to this roleplay.