[OOC] The Dark Star: Dawn of the Third Keeper [Reboot]

[MercuryHg34]

Full Bio added.

@hagroden

Nice, I like it. I'll addeveryone's characters so far to the Characters tab so you can find them easily.

Just waiting on Light's character and any last-minute applications now!

[Gisk]

On Necromancy

A necromancer uses their Mana in an unusual way. Instead of directing it out into the physical realm, they use it to create paths between Life and Death. Through these paths, they can communicate with spirits, or even draw them into Life. This Mana pathway allows the dead spirit passage, and becomes a direct link between the soul of the living necromancer and the dead spirit. It allows communication or, if need be, for the necromancer to bind the spirit to their will and control them. Connecting to Death has an effect on the bodies of the practitioner. It takes away the color of their hair, and makes them sallow and pale. Physically, they are usually of normal health, but they appear to be weakened by it. It is only an appearance, however. Death leaches the color from their bodies, but nothing more.

This same connection can be forged with a being already on this side of the Divide. Since the dark curse enacted by Celestia, many beings return from death to roam the earth, and a necromancer can create a mana bridge to their spirit as well. For a Black Necromancer seeking a servant, this is done easier than pulling the spirit from Death. Meanwhile, a White Necromancer would seek to force this being back into Death.

This connection can also be made with living things, but living vitality in and of itself creates a very strong defense against it. Only the very strong, and quite insidious would even attempt to subvert the will of a living thing. The closer one is to death, though, the less vitality they have and the easier prey they are for a Black Necromancer.

As Mana users, most Necromancers have other tricks up their sleeves, though the practice of necromancer is very time and energy consuming and they would usually learn bare minimums. In addition to this, the sort of magic they seek to learn is often colored by their predilection for the morbid.

[Tyrant from the West]

@MercuryHg34 Sorry this is a bit late dude, as for the weapon I plan on using, it'll just be the sword that is shown in the armor picture 8D And i am perfectly fine with already being serviced to the cause or just tagging along because of mutual interests.

[MercuryHg34]

@Gisk This is acceptable, I'll add it to the OP. Anyone else who would lie to give their take on how their magic works is welcome to do so as well.

@Tyrant from the West Cool, so Iestyn and Light's character at least will start off together at the castle just before departure, Rolf and Ved can either be already there or just arriving but either way I think it is best if we all start off together right at the outset.

[Gisk]

Rolf will be arriving, he was called for the purpose of joining the party.

I posted in the Char tab myself, that CS has the Necromancy thing, as well as Rolf's weapons added, if you wanna go look at it.

[MercuryHg34]

That's fine, I removed your character from the Character Tab OP so you have your own post now. Once Light's done with his character we will get started, if I haven't heard from @hagroden's character by then he can join in whenever he comes back and we'll assume only Rolf was summoned initially.

[hagroden]

Ved will start off at the meeting place.

[MercuryHg34]

Sounds good, we should be able to start by the end of the day then. I also may or may not make my own character to be part of the party.

[knighthawk]

Name: Eine Vonvier
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Appearance:

Eighteen hands and ten stone, he was cut like a climber with a lanky grace to him like a wolfs lope.

His layered armor is more akin to the doe leathers of frontiersmen, but made from monsters flesh. Wyverns wings membrane can be treated to be stronger than most expect, on par with chain-mail armor at a third the weight.

Up each arm he keeps a simple knife in a steel scabbard that is light enough to throw but strong enough to hold its own with the sheath on the forearm another layer of protection (rather than a retreating fixed blade).

The sword is a masterful piece of war. Carved more than forged, it holds a magnificent edge like damascus and bears an intimidating manner when the black blade is unsheathed. He has taken time to spread the false rumors that his sword drinks the blood of his enemies and the like since the black forest is rumored to be the home to vampires as it is. He is simply expanding on an existing lore.

Personality: Drunkard, lout, maniac. These were the easiest masks to wear around people of the same ilk in his eyes. He finds his time in cities to grate on his calm and is more at lease in the serenity of the wilderness. Be it mountains to plains, desert or ocean, he finds the real monsters to be humanity more often than the beasts his people have slain for centuries. He is studious at heart, stalking and watching people as much as places or things before drawing their appearance with a small notation to his observations.

Bio:
Born in the black forests, his people were keepers of the true ironwoods. Trees who leached into the iron deposits with their roots and added the ore to their layers of bark. This made for a signature uniqueness of black and red wood with all the strength of iron. His clan in forests are renown for their monster hunters, the way they seem to shrug off the terrifying roar of a dragon or keep on task with a dryad using all that nature gave them to change their mind. There have been no mages in the bloodline ever no matter who they were bred with to the point that some suspect their 'power' is that they have no power, a natural way about them that lets magic roll over or around them without harm or at least less damage.

Eine has no strong opinion of this fact as he focuses more on the ecology and psychology of the monsters in their world as the humans try to push the beasts back ever deeper into the woods. He spends days at a time in the wilderness trying to unravel the web of life the monsters bring to the world to better understand humans place in it. But that is to say that not all monsters appreciate the rangers presence, sadly that is when his family training comes into play to dispatch those who are unwilling to listen to reason.

[MercuryHg34]

@knighthawk Very cool, add him to the Characters tab.

Light is finishing his CS as we speak, so we can start soon.

[Light]

Oracle is completed.

[MercuryHg34]

FYI the IC is going up this afternoon, I have real life to attend to first but we will be starting soon!

[MercuryHg34]

So sorry guys, it's taking longer than I expected to put the IC together. I promise 100% it will be up tomorrow.

[knighthawk]

HUMOR AND HUMOR ONLY

tomorrow
[tuh-mawr-oh, -mor-oh]
noun
1.
the day following today:
Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny.
2.
a future period or time:
the stars of tomorrow.
adverb
3.
on the morrow; on the day following today:
Come tomorrow at this same time.
4.
at some future time:
We shall rest easy tomorrow if we work for peace today.
Origin of tomorrow
1225-75; Middle English to mor (o) we, to morghe (see to, morrow ), variant of to mor (o) wen, to morghen (see morn )

[MercuryHg34]

@knighthawk@Light@hagroden@Tyrant from the West@Gisk

Sorry for the delay, but without further adieu the IC is finally done! So everyone knows, Iestyn is already in the castle, I am having his start at the throne room already. The Oracle is also in the castle, but getting ready. The others are waiting outside the castle and are being let in just now, so make sure your first posts make sense within that context. I'm looking forward to a successful and fun rp!

[Gisk]

Oh, swell. I hope I can post before wednesday night, but I probably can't.

[Light]

WELL this died quickly.

[knighthawk]

Well with no GM for 2 days, I'm willing to understand why he hasn't posted in 2 days. It'd be different if he was on 2 hours ago and didn't post.

[Light]

Well when you're his brother, you get to see him every day and remind him to post. And you get to hear him say "ok," and then watch him not do it.

I will try again tonight.

[knighthawk]

AH! Well that's different then.