[OOC] Legend by Fire

[urukhai]

Updated my flaws, hopefully its better

and no I didn't just post this update in the wrong tab, what are you talking about....

[Earnest Evans]

@Earnest Evans - The question still persists here, Evans... why would a man, let alone making his own order which he's supposed to have a life oath to, ever willingly leave his own family? It simply doesn't make any sense to me. I think the only major thing beyond that is... his children have become adults "long ago?" Was he like fourteen when he had all three? Saying long ago implies 25-30 of age, but he's only 40... haha (which I get is the max age). I'm not entirely sure where you were going with having a wife and children, honestly.

@lydyn

He didn't quite leave his family of his own volition. It's stated that all able-bodied Knights leave to join the Knights Hospitallier, and Asher, being the son of a knight, would be drafted into the order as soon as he was formally knighted. Knights Hospitallier work abroad until they're no longer able to work (whether it be old age or injury), at which point they and the family they created during their travels return to the lands they were awarded.

Effectively, all knights are cut off from their immediate family, and are expected to have their spouse and children act as camp followers. His brothers are off elsewhere in the order, and his father and mother are back home, enjoying their retirement.

This being a medieval time period, the idea of "adult" and "long ago" is a good bit different compared to a modern period. I was more thinking that the kids would be 16 to 18 at a maximum. Given a one-year difference between each child, that would mean he found his wife around the age of 22 and immediately started having children. Considering how there's very little to do while wandering from place to place and how effective contraceptives aren't quite common in these days and ages, I wouldn't consider this too far-fetched.

I would really appreciate if you could add my name to that list of character sheets you're waiting to be completed. I'm really interested in this setting, and I'm willing to change what needs to be changed.

[Spawnling]

@lydyn

Finished the CS, waiting for approval.

[Knight of Doom]

@lydyn

Yea no problem, I'll work on that. Thanks for your input!

[Jerkchicken]

my nation

Name: Empire of the outstretched roots
Location: Elsewhere to south far from most contact of others. The capital itself is within a marshland of a savannah like environment on an artificial island within a lake although the environment changes depending on where you are within its territories although their climes are rather warm save for the areas within the tropics or on the mountains for obvious reasons.

Society: The government is a hegemonic tribute based empire with a slight militaristic traits ruled by an emperor who obviously rules over all the territories as well as the one he inhabit. The lands that they conquered and are now on their dominion retain a good amount of autonomy and will continue to do so save for some Empire wide crisis of if they have not been paying tribute adequately.

On a more close up level the society has a caste of sorts that form a [insert visual metaphor]. The strata of the society in no particular order is is made of slaves, nobles, and commoners, of course the Emperor and his household at top. The commoners run the gamut of being simple farmer to more middle class sounding jobs like craftsmen and merchants. The nobles are both actual noble families that occupy positions in the government or rule their own territories as well as odd occupations that just happen to be prestigious like astronomers or scribes. within the empire and warriors. Inspite of the caste system it is not as rigid as it seems as it well be which will be detailed in the next section because I need stuff to write out.

Unique Notes:
Slaves are made of three people: Those who were peoples of conquered territories, criminals, and debtors/those who sold themselves off to pay off debt. Due to recent history the first avenue is a bit rare. Slavery is not hereditary merely resting on the individual. A slave had ways of restoring their freedom with the most straightforward methods being either going through the legal system or simply buying themselves off.

Commoners can move up to the lower end of nobility either by having their children become selected to enter the nobles’ school which itself is not easy and would land them some nice job. The other method is to enter the military and score some prestige and climbing the ranks and or entering one of the elite warrior groups.

Other: The Empire has gone through many events within its history. Most recently it has been reunified after it split and fell into infighting caused by unrest by its tributaries over a bunch of stuff which will shortened to be basically attributed to being too ironfisted in their demands and ruling. Currently it is in a state of repair with its efforts being spent on infrastructure and wrangling those of old regime to go along with the new as well as dealing with its closer neighbors rather than the outside world. Although it does engage in some semi-distant trade through proxies.

My dude

Name: Jade Owl
Age: 24
Gender: M
Sexual Orientation:
Role in Society: Emperor

Legend: Some whisper that out in the furthest of the lands in the middle of nowhere there exists a city of gold and decorated with finest riches borne of the earth. However such a beautiful city is inhabited by monsters ruled atop a golden throne by their lord. Which some describe as being a beast of man while others say he has a veneer of a handsome man that hides a cruel and violent ogre who serves out violence with blades made from the torn tusks of a demon boar.

The truth is sadly far less simple and bloody than the legends suggest. For it is just the distorted hearsay over the country which has for all intent and purposes closed itself off and become hostile to unwelcome visitors. Its ruler is human and handsome he is not some blood thirsty demon. However like all citizens he is trained like all others in the art of war even more so as a ruler and his force extends not just in the martial realm but also keeping others in check as he tries and run the country

Appearance: Brown skinned with hair that’s kept short . Build wise he is in excellent shape given his military training and involvement. Clothingwise it depends on the situation needless to say he has a multitude of lavishly ornamented and colored clothes that are also quite breezy given the heat. However there many times he forgoes any clothes save for breech cloth due to heat and not needing to wear anything in particular. His royal regalia consists of a head dress with jewels and feather and who else knows what. A fabulous cape and an equally fabulously colored loin cloth. As for military regalia it’s obviously something very distinctive in its armor and weapon set made from the best possible stuff.

Personality:
He’s a bit of a cocky jackass who is cracking from the pressure of having to rule as well as handling the image problem he has with the other nobles. His less that an agreeable attitude is grating and is slowly pushing others away as he just stoically keeps to himself rather than confide on other. He also is of decent cunning and intelligence which helps with strong arming pesky nobles into getting things he wants or needs to happen. However he is capable of being nice and pleasant it’s just that his mood is always set int between exasperation and annoyance to be a proper peace to do so

Skills:
Posing -expert
Politics and other related shenanigans related to ruling- journeyman
Carousing- master
Fighting- expert
Military strat & and stuff- apprentice
Slacking- master
Ōllamaliztli-expert

Combat Flaws:

Impetuous & reckless
While well trained and skilled he is still young and more than a reckless sometimes taking unnecessary risks due to him being impulsive

Gloryhound- The culture what with being militaristic and placing emphasis on glorious warriors. One of the ways of advancing is to simply put showing off not only your adeptness at it but also making it look good. His young age as well as obligations to put up appearances has influenced him to not only just add some stylishness to his fighting but also to seek out attention for moments that will grant him glory.


Personality Flaws:
Jerk: He's in a state of almost permanent irritation given combined from mindnumbing busy work of small scale stuff as well as having to deal with occasionally uncooperative members of the court. Plus there is a certain pride in him that gives some air of arrogance although some of that arrogance is an act of feigned confidence. Not to say he isn't capable of being nice it's just he needs a moment to take a breath which doesn't easily appear before his daily life.

Irresponsible: While not chronically especially with his duties. The transition from easy going playboy lifestyle of heir in waiting to actual ruler is a grand change that needless to say wasn’t something he wanted to do so soon. So in the name of trying to cut back on having to do so much he’ll try and delegate as many minor and low priority seeming things to others and sometimes this goes off without a hitch and sometimes well… he should have payed attention to the fine details.

Backstory: The collapse of the previous dynastic system in place happened from overworked vassals that began to rebel as well as petty infighting against the nobles all combined the perfect storm after the country overworked itself from a costly war against a long standing rival nation that it had never quite managed to squash. His father was a soldier turned gladiatorial slave that became free again thanks to some friends re-recruiting him while the nation split itself off into smaller territories. With his natural charisma his father managed through many years of fighting to reunify the squabbling houses and lands into one realm and crown himself ruler.

Things were quite well all thing considered although many changes took place to ensure a more sustained harmony and stability. As just reunifying everything doesn’t magically change the problems the nation had. Needless to say the change in both power structure, people, and policies which rubbed the older noble families the wrong way. However they begrudgingly respected the man and not just because he had the strength of his supporters in positions to back him up.

One of his sons is a whole different matter. For he was born in a time of peace (kinda) and had it great as outside of being groomed and trained for his future position he’d be able to enjoy himself quite leisurely earning him a reputation of a useless playboy with a talent for seducing everyone’s daughters and not much else. However there would be a huge shock as when brought into battle alongside his father in a counter attack against the rival nation which was planning to attack while they were still weak he somehow vanished. He was presumed assassinated despite any evidence showing that.

The young man would end up having to fight in his father's place first. Which he did and with some help and more than a little luck he managed to gain a decisive victory and promptly won the long running feud. However while a military victory under his belt might be nice and reputation building his true challenge would be to rule a nation. While not the best ruler ever he’s managed to a good job and most importantly kept the nation in check although some of his work is cut for him as there’s a lot of rebuilding to do after the split. Although his attention turns to figuring out what happened to his father as well as perhaps some expansion.

[urukhai]

OK, nation app almost done, will finish when I get home

[Midori]

@lydyn After many many edits and reworkings I think I'm finally satisfied with my CS now. It's on Page 2 waiting for your review.

[Earnest Evans]

@Irisity, I hope that I haven't stepped on any toes in setting my character in Ybella. The concept of a land that has a heavy focus on mercantilism and heavy regard for the capital elite is fascinating to me, and so I tried to expand upon that with Asher.

@lydyn, I've added more detail to my character, and altogether made it easier to read. Hopefully, he'll be able to serve as a foil to several characters.

[lydyn]

@Irisity, I hope that I haven't stepped on any toes in setting my character in Ybella. The concept of a land that has a heavy focus on mercantilism and heavy regard for the capital elite is fascinating to me, and so I tried to expand upon that with Asher.

@lydyn, I've added more detail to my character, and altogether made it easier to read. Hopefully, he'll be able to serve as a foil to several characters.

@Earnest Evans

Just a quick note that I want addressed before looking again - I didn't mean his father and mother. The family I was referring to is his wife and children. Why would he leave them behind? Or does he plan on dragging them along for the ride? xD I mean, does he not see his wife and children as important people in his life? Almost seems like... they're just there because it was expected of him vs. actually being in love.

The medieval thing I can kind of accept, even though this is a medieval fantasy and some things are expected to be different, but a lot of people consider 16-18 adults too - so that's cool.

WILL BE LOOKING AT EVERYONE ELSE SHORTLY!~

[Earnest Evans]

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Just a quick note that I want addressed before looking again - I didn't mean his father and mother. The family I was referring to is his wife and children. Why would he leave them behind? Or does he plan on dragging them along for the ride? xD I mean, does he not see his wife and children as important people in his life? Almost seems like... they're just there because it was expected of him vs. actually being in love.

The medieval thing I can kind of accept, even though this is a medieval fantasy and some things are expected to be different, but a lot of people consider 16-18 adults too - so that's cool.

WILL BE LOOKING AT EVERYONE ELSE SHORTLY!~

@lydyn

Oh no, his wife and children are following him. There was quite a lot of instances of this happening in medieval times, in the form of camp followers. Throughout the history of organized warfare, armies needed someone to clean the soldiers' clothes, cook their food, and keep their morale up. To that end, soldiers often brought along their families. Asher found Isabel because she was the daughter of one of the healers in the order. Because neither of them really could just desert, the two hit it off together and got married through one of the order's chaplains.

The juicy details of Asher's romance isn't quite something I'd like to divulge right now, as it's supposed to be a way to subtly build his character. If I let everything loose just right now, I wouldn't have much to reveal when the time came to flesh my character out!

[Pyromania99]

@lydyn After many many edits and reworkings I think I'm finally satisfied with my CS now. It's on Page 2 waiting for your review.

@Midori

Drinking buddy! XD That's what I can see so far.

[Irisity]

@Earnest Evans I wouldn't mind, but you did not pm and ask me. I created Ybella and you added on things I did not consent to.

[Earnest Evans]

@Earnest Evans I wouldn't mind, but you did not pm and ask me. I created Ybella and you added on things I did not consent to.

@Irisity

I apologize for that, I didn't realize I should have PM'd you. Is there anything about my depiction of Ybella that you want changed?

[Irisity]

@Earnest Evans I'll pm you

[Midori]

Drinking buddy! XD That's what I can see so far.

@Pyromania99

All of my characters tend to be alcoholics for some reason. Also, I honestly didn't look at the other characters until now and I've just realized that everyone is some kind of combat oriented person and I'm basically a quirky drunk nerd with a very expensive chemistry set...

[lydyn]

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Oh no, his wife and children are following him.

@Earnest Evans

*Bites lip* ... it's quite possibly they will be in danger and maybe even die. Are you really sure you want to keep this part of his character? Unlike Asher, they are not power houses and not likely masters of anything (since masters are pretty rare as it is, it just made sense legendary characters were also masters of their trade). Of course, the group might try and guard them, but no one really has any idea what is in store for them along this journey. I don't even fully know (I don't plan super specifics but instead a general plot so players can interact and change things freely).

@Midori - The alchemist is approved without any hesitation on my part! I am adoring her!~ Sana is accepted!! She will definitely have uses. ^.-

@Spawnling - Good work. ^.^ Accepted! I'll add the castle churchy thing soon to the characters tab.

@Jerkchicken - Sadly this character seems a bit out of place for this adventure, I'm sorry. I can go into detail, but thanks for applying!

[Earnest Evans]

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*Bites lip* ... it's quite possibly they will be in danger and maybe even die. Are you really sure you want to keep this part of his character? Unlike Asher, they are not power houses and not likely masters of anything (since masters are pretty rare as it is, it just made sense legendary characters were also masters of their trade). Of course, the group might try and guard them, but no one really has any idea what is in store for them along this journey. I don't even fully know (I don't plan super specifics but instead a general plot so players can interact and change things freely).

@lydyn

If Asher's family comes along, so do the rest of the Many Banners. A group of four professional, highly-trained warriors should be enough to maintain relative safety. Of course, they won't be quite good enough to mount a full offensive on any major enemies, but they will be enough to defend the group's assets.

[Raijinslayer]

@MidoriDon't worry, us fighting types will protect you and inexchange, you keep us alive with health potions and stat boosts.

[Midori]

@Midori - The alchemist is approved without any hesitation on my part! I am adoring her!~ Sana is accepted!! She will definitely have uses. ^.-

@lydyn

Aww how cute! You got so excited about my character that you even spelled her name wrong! ^.^

[lydyn]

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If Asher's family comes along, so do the rest of the Many Banners. A group of four professional, highly-trained warriors should be enough to maintain relative safety. Of course, they won't be quite good enough to mount a full offensive on any major enemies, but they will be enough to defend the group's assets.

@Earnest Evans

If you're really that determined... work things out with Irisity and then let me know when it's all final - I'll look then. ^.-

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Aww how cute! You got so excited about my character that you even spelled her name wrong! ^.^

@Midori

... ^//^ Not my fault you have an awesome character... *Pouts*