[OOC] Darkness and Light

[White Feather]

Every soul harbours both darkness and light. This is a belief common amongst our lands - how little they knew. For there are creatures who have no light inside of them, beings of pure evil simply disguised very well. We thought we could live in peace with each other, human and non-human alike.

And for a time, we did. Until the day the rebellion arose against the Crown, a Dark Lord raising an army out of those with more evil inside than good. War, chaos, secrecy and lies... this is our world now.

So who shall you fight for? Shall you raise a noble banner and stand alongside your rightful King? Shall you join the uprising and pursue your own desires? Or is there another agenda on your mind?

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Rules

1) All Guild rules and regulations apply
2) Activity is appreciated
3) No character limit, but only make characters if you can keep them active.
4) No god mod, metagaming or bunnying - we all know the drill.
5) Smut and sexy type stuff goes to PM. Kissing is okay, touchy feely goes.
6) Proper grammar, spelling and punctuation is much appreciated. I won't be a tyrant, but at least try to keep your posts readable.
7) Please ask before making any large events, so they can be planned and announced with minimal confusion - large events could be as massive as assassinating the king or as relatively important such as assaulting a major stronghold.
8) Post characters in OOC, IC or PM to me for submission. I will respond as soon as I can.
9) Ask for a position to see if it's currently available.

[for the purposes of the interest check, just post your characters here]

Positions

Kingdom

King: Sariel Proudsword - @Cultural Titan
Queen: Lucinda Giséle - @Leslie Hall
Crown Prince: second son of the royal family
Eldest Son:
Youngest Son: Lethonel Proudsword - @Cubix
Princess:

Kingsguard

• Commander - Nada
• Captain of the 19th Division - Sir Khyssoun Maerdrym - @firetigress3
• Paladin - Sir Roland Arturious - @Baconator

Others

• Ranger of Galuntrung Keep - Kalar Splint - @Frengo
• Nightweaver - Zebulon - @Blizz
• The Silent Guardian - Allucard - @ArtifactCreator

The Other Side

The Dark Lord/Overlord - Nyarlathotep - @Leslie Hall

The Inner Circle

• Commander - Raven von Stein - @Cultural Titan
• Head Researcher - Darrow - @Avanhelsing
• Key of the Mistwalkers - Galio Sharp - @Esterdi
• Dragon Reborn - Ythreïn Methreon - @Legion02
• Mere Human - Kaird McGrath - @Makrinagon

Unaligned (the uninvolved wusses)

• Wuss - Jazmine - @YamiNoNeko2341
• Coward - Visas Shadowsong - @ArtifactCreator

The Kingsguard

The Kingsguard has not always existed, but there was a time when kings were in much greater danger than they are now and a band of knights was brought together under the name Kingsguard and trusted with the royal family's safety.

When a knight of the Kingsguard takes his vows they oath to their gods:

• They will hold no lands
• They will father no children
• They will hold no titles
• They will serve no one but their King and his legitimate blood family
• They will give their lives to protect the royal family if the time arises
• They will remain in service until the day they die
• They will obey their King without question amid execute his wishes

The Kingsguard is traditionally warriors raised by proud families, or a well established knight.

CS Skeleton

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race: this may need explaining
Side: Light? Dark? Other? Include any important titles.
Weapons(s): most everyone can fight, not all well
Abilities/Powers: unlimited but I'll determine if it's too op, include enhancements of the race
Talent(s): non-supernatural skills
Personality:
Biography:
Extras: anything you feel is important to add, but doesn't fall under the above categories.

Map

With thanks to @Cultural Titan

[Cultural Titan]

My character and my application to our glorious dark lord to be his commander.

Raven Von Stein

Name: Raven Von Stein

Appearance: Wrapped in chains and bound in old battered plate armor the Revenant of the White Wood is tall and slim as he was in life, but where he once held himself high and reserved as a noble should the revenant now holds himself hunched over and his hot ragged breath steams through the cold air Raven exudes around himself. His skin pale in life now seems tainted by a sickly grey color, his hair is ragged and filled with dirt and his eyes glow with an unearthly blue flame. At his hip is a simple rapier and held in his left hand at the end of Raven's chain wrappings is a lantern glowing with the same blue flames as his eyes.

Age: ?

Gender: Male

Race: Currently a demonically corrupted living dead being originally of the human race.

Side: Dark side. Revenant of the White Woods. Applicant for Commander of the dark forces

Weapons(s): A rapier enchanted to drain blood from enemies. A heavily reinforced lantern used to store extracted souls. It can also double as a flail when Raven fancies to do so.

Abilities/Powers: Raven can drain souls to increase his magical prowess and physical strength to a small degree per soul and blood to heal his wounds. Magically raven focuses on necromancy, Raising lifeless bodies and even fusing some with his collected souls to create greater more unique undead abominations. He also dabbles in the art of soul fire, a fire designed to afflict only ones soul. Finally an aura of extreme cold surrounds Raven chilling the physical form to its core and weakening the souls of his foes for easier extraction later.

Talent(s): Dueling, strategy and tactics.

Personality: Cold, distant, calculating. He enjoys seeing plans come together and witnessing the demise of those who slight him first hand.

Biography: The white woods are the site of a battle most are too young to remember. As the elders say the king's men were come upon in a surprise attack, but they fought valiantly to protect the King's flank so that they could strike a finishing blow to the enemy army. Now though stories of ghosts from that ancient battle and worse travel among the peasantry in those towns neighboring the wood. Nobody travels through the woods without good reason. But if you must travel through the white woods the villagers will tell you to keep watch through the night and to run as fast as you can if the woods become unnaturally cold, if you hear the rattling of heavy chains, see the pail glow of an unholy fire blue in the distance or if you see the outline of plate mail walking towards you. He will cut you down and and strip your very essence from you before you die.

Raven Von stein some whisper is the Revenant of the White Woods. A tragic and unruly noble who brought death to his noble family Stein and destruction to the castle Galuntrung where the Stein family once collected taxes and offered protection from outside dangers. They were known for their greed, their speed to anger and the deadliness of their champions in single combat. Any slight leveled against them was sure to elicit a challenge them and few are the stories of a Stein's loss in a duel. Raven they say was too kind to truly have been a stein. Where his family would treat their serfs with distance and disdain, Raven was often seen riding around to talk with the common folk and take account of their problems. If one day he were to have taken hold of the family then maybe a great change for good could have been made in the northeastern lands of Celakor. Alas it would never be.
A marriage was arranged between Raven and a noble woman of house Korsh from a Kingdom in the north. She was truly a match made in heaven form the elders of the Stein Family as she desired to solidify power in the north between her family and the steins and presumably reap wealth from the lower born, but this must not have sat well with Raven for shortly after her arrival she stormed back to Korsh family's lands quite outraged. The Steins quick to outrage themselves called for a duel with Raven as their champion to defend his own and their honor. In kind, their one time conspirators put forth their own champion, but upon entering the arena and starting the duel the Korsh champion was defeated in seconds.
Outraged again the Korsh declared war on the stein's They brought an army to burn every village and collapse Stein power in the region. While Most of the Steins tried to fight off the invaders Raven gathered as many common folk as he could and guided them south to safety in the capitol. While there he begged the king of the time for reinforcements. The king agreed to help, but with no love of the stein's greed he marched his army for his own glory. Upon returning to Stein lands the villages were pillaged and only the keep of Castle Galungtrun remained. The king organized a decisive battle against the Korsh and in the fight Raven met his end. Or so some say.

Extras: N/A.

Arbitrary application to be commander of the Dark Army under our Dark Lord

1: Name: The Revenant of the White Woods.

2: REAL Name: Raven Von Stein

3: Age: ?

4: Gender: Male

5: Nationality: Celakorian

6: Race (if not human please state race/species): Human. Kind of. Demonically corrupted living dead are maybe a grey area as far as race goes.

7: Supernatural Powers (if any): Raising of minor undead. Infusing of minor undead with souls to create undead champions. An aura of cold around myself that wears down the souls of my enemies as well as their physical form. Additionally I can absorb the souls into my lantern for a minimal increase in my magical power and physical strength per soul and can drain blood to heal wounds.

8: Do you or have you ever had a hunchback? (We do not disqualify for handicaps): No.

9: What do you fear? (list any and all fears): I fear failure to accomplish my goals before my end finds me.

10: Do you now have or have ever had aspirations of being an evil lord in your own right?: Don't we all have such aspirations your Dark Lordship. I assure you I seek only to be able to fill your role in the event of your unfortunate demise and your approval of my ascent to such a lofty and honored position.

11: Are all your vaccinations current?: In my current state disease does not affect my physical form.

12: What weapons do you own?: A rapier, a great sword, my lantern, which can be used as a flail if I feel like a change of pace.

13: What martial arts are you trained in?: In my living years I was trained in dueling. Now with my demonic soul infused strength I find it easy enough to brawl and wield impressively large swords or the corpses of my enemies, though I would not say I have been trained in such combat.

14: If references are asked for, could you provide them without digging up an unmarked grave?: Why yes, I hold onto the souls of many references for further questioning and advice.

15: Are you willing to be cannon fodder? (if you don’t know what “cannon fodder” mean, just say yes): No.

16: Would you enjoy attacking heroes as part of a horde? (that’s a really big group): Your dark lordship I would hope that anyone you seek to hold such a high and honored position in you dark forces would understand what a horde is. I am perfectly fine with joining the rabble for a decisive conflict for my abilities are useful on the front lines, but I would not like to be relegated to only being a front line combatant.

17: Why did you become an evil minion?: To kill the Royalty of this land and satisfy my vendetta.

18: What crimes have you committed?: Murder, aggravated assault, deterioration of the boundaries between life and death, murder, forming pacts with demonic powers, grand theft human soul, more murder and slanderous speech against the king and other nobility.

19: What crimes do you want to commit?: I want to remove the entirety of the nobility from their mortal coil. Many crimes may be committed in the accomplishment of this goal and your own goals, but this is the only crime I specifically desire to commit at this time.

20: Can you provide your own minion theme music?: Immediately no, but the acquisition of suitably encouraged musicians should not be too difficult.

21: Can you laugh in an evil manner?: Yes.

22: You have just captured a hero and tied him up. Your next action would be to?: Steal his soul. Stealing their soul has multiple benefits in increasing my power, keeping the hero available for questioning and separating them from their body to remove them as a threat. I would probably not have bothered with the whole tying them up part and jumped straight to the stealing their soul part as soon as they were weakened enough to guarantee its success. Assuming however, that a minion came to my attention with a tied up hero I would then steal their soul and discard the body.

23: A superhero is attempting to thwart my plans. What do you do to them?: Depends on the hero, depends on their plans. Most likely I leverage whatever troops I can to fight with me against them and steal their soul for my collection.

24: Arrange the following in order of importance to you:
A: Money
B: Power
C:The death of all who oppose you
C/B/A/

I did update his bio a bit if anyone is interested. May still need some work.

[Avanhelsing]

Name: Darrow
Age: 27
Gender:Male
Race: Oddly enough pure human

Darrow's tats

His Armor

Side: Dark

Titles: Defiler of the Tomb of Darkness, The Painted One, He Who Knows the Whispered Names, Head Research for the Dark Lord
Weapons(s):His spell book and a silver dagger. Minions are cheaper.
Abilities/Powers:

Master of Necromancy: Darrow has the secrets of life and death tattooed on his skin. His original master, before his unfortunate death, had secret words placed all over Darrow's body. Now he can raises corpses that are more advanced than your average skeletons. They can be used for simple tasks such as farm labor or for more advanced tasks such as sneaking into an enemy fortress. However the more advance the corpse, the harder it is to control. Skeletons or zombies do not need Darrow nearby to work but his advanced nearly alive minions need him close. He can make monstrous creations out of the flesh and bones of other creatures. However there is a trade off. If he wants a good creation, he must use the best materials such as fresh parts. Also the size depends on what he has available.

Plague Doctor: Darrow gained a new knowledge to plague and death when he got his tattoos. Now Darrow studies plagues. he hopes to someday find a plague that can raise the dead after it kills them. So far he has no idea how to do this.

Talent(s): Intelligent: Darrow always wants to learn and will do anything to learn more. Knowledge of Magic, able to pretend he is normal to sneak into places.

Personality: Calculating, loyal, Easily bored, will hit on anyone.

Biography:
Darrow never really wanted this life. Ever since he was a child he could commune with the dead. They would whisper secrets information his ear. He would use it to get whatever advantage that he could. However when he was ten years old, he was kidnapped by a necromancer who thought that he could use Darrow to boost his own powers. The old man thought he could steal Darrow's body when he was older so he trained to boy in necromancy.

Darrow was taught all of the dark secrets that were needed for one of his trade. So when he was 18 his master tattooed the secrets into his skin so Darrow would be able to truly command the dead.

Then came the final test. Darrow was to enter the Tomb of Darkness and return the power to his master. Darrow spent four days in the darkness and it whispered into his ears. It taught Darrow even more knowledge. Instead of rejecting the power so his master could have it, Darrow accepted the gift and became even stronger. When his master came into to try and find him, Darrow used his newly created zombies and skeletons to capture the man. Darrow then stole the man's powers for his own.

Now Darrow has heard tales of a being that would accept him. So now the Lord of the Tomb of Darkness is heading his call. This world never wanted him so now he will kill all those who oppose him.

Extras:

Not sure if this is needed

1: Name: Darrow, Lord of the Dark Whispers

2: REAL Name: DARROW

3: Age: 27

4: Gender: Male

5: Nationality:

6: Race (if not human please state race/species): Human

7: Supernatural Powers (if any): Able to summon the dead and control the dead. I can talk to the dead as well.

8: Do you or have you ever had a hunchback? (We do not disqualify for handicaps): No but I have a minion that does. He came with it and I pitied the poor creature.

9: What do you fear? (list any and all fears): Being alone or being betrayed.

10: Do you now have or have ever had aspirations of being an evil lord in your own right?: No. I am more than happy to prop up my Evil lord and master. As long as I get some captives of my own. I need people to mess with. Every evil person needs captives and I do not just need virgin women. Any gender will do.

11: Are all your vaccinations current?: I am a master of death, Plagues do not bother me.

12: What weapons do you own?: A silver ritual dagger and my spell book.

13: What martial arts are you trained in?: None. I have corpses can fight though. I am trying to learn by fighting my zombies.

14: If references are asked for, could you provide them without digging up an unmarked grave?: I have a talking skull I stole from a tomb. He can talk about how great I am. My zombies also like me. Oh and my assistant Vem. He and I have had some much fun digging up graves and kidnapping people together.

15: Are you willing to be cannon fodder? (if you don’t know what “cannon fodder” mean, just say yes): Yes but I have minions designed for tactics like that. Skeletons are great for overpowering an enemy.

16: Would you enjoy attacking heroes as part of a horde? (that’s a really big group): Yes but I am better at raising corpses and ordering them into the fray.

17: Why did you become an evil minion?: It was easier than trying to get a honest career. Raising the dead is all I know to do.

18: What crimes have you committed?: Kidnapping, murder, assault, grand theft corpses.

19: What crimes do you want to commit?:Treason and rebellion

20: Can you provide your own minion theme music?: I have a team of skeletons that can play different instruments. It is nice to have music while doing research. Screams go so well with the sound of a violin.

21: Can you laugh in an evil manner?: Yes

22: You have just captured a hero and tied him up. Your next action would be to?: Try to break his mind to serve me. Having the hero kissing my feet is my idea of a happy ending. Or just kill him and then raise him as my loyal minion. Maybe as an elite minion.

23: A superhero is attempting to thwart my plans. What do you do to them?:It is amazing what you can do with a smile or an dark ritual. Superheroes make sure great monsters if you can kill them.

24: Arrange the following in order of importance to you:
A: Money
B: Power
C:The death of all who oppose you
C / A / B /

[Frengo]

Kalar Splint

Name: Kalar Splint

Kalar Splint, Chief Ranger of Galuntrung Keep.

Age: 47
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Side: Light, Chief Ranger of Galuntrung Keep
Weapons(s): Yew longbow, two steel short swords.
Abilities/Powers: N/A
Talent(s): Expert marksman, skilled hunter, renowned survivalist.
Personality: Serious, calm, utilitarian.
Biography: Kalar Splint's tale is known from the bowels of Redoak Forest to the Iron Coast; his explots an exercise in shadow and death.

He leads the famed Rangers of Galuntrung Keep, a paramilitary force in service to the Kingdom but self-funded and autonomous. No one is exactly sure how many of these rangers exist, but it is said that once you've seen one, you've missed a hundred, and it's far too late to escape their intended plans for you.

Kalar founded the rangers twenty years ago, after his wife and two daughters were murdered at the roadside by a group of raiding bandits. Heart broken, Kalar lost himself to insanity and bloodlust, spending three whole years tracking down those who wronged him. That story came to a close in some open glade amidst Shadowsong's Rest, and many bad men met their end against a warrior that switched from shadow to shadow as if by magic.

Since then, he has quested after bands of criminals, slaying them one by one and gaining much fame amongst the local populace. Scores joined him, inspired by his heroics, and eventually he commanded a sizable force of forest fighters that knew few equals.

Today, Kalar is dedicated to keeping the roads safe from the intrusions of wars, and does his best to ensure the security of the Kingdom's outlying villages. From the safety of his forested enclave of Galuntrung Keep, he ambushes and routs any force stupid enough to carelessly wander through his sphere of activity.

However, it is but a matter of time before he, like many like him, is called to fight a larger battle the likes not seen in generations.

Extras: Want to travel the Kingdom's outer areas with a company of rangers? Sign up here.

[Firetiger3]

Oh man, I'm super excited about starting this RP!

Sir Khyssoun Maerdrym

Name: Sir Khyssoun Maerdrym

Age: 2175 (about 32 in human years)

Gender: Male

Race: Elf

Side: Light Side, Captain of the 19th Division, Lord of Haverford County, a member of the Kingsguard, and (according to some servants in his castle) Sir Prissypants

Weapons(s):
Rather skilled in the broadsword, which is his preferred weapon of choice, but he can make do with whatever pointy stick he can find. However, if all else fails, he is quite proficient in using halberds and longbows.

Abilities/Powers:
Heightened hearing sense

Enhanced strength

Healing - Most likely where he earned his rather unfortunate nickname from the servants. While he spent a considerable amount of time studying and practicing the healing arts, he spent most of his time training with his sword. This proves useful on the battlefield, but if the injury goes above a certain point, it requires his absolute attention. His abilities include being able to close wounds, restore broken bones, cure most ailments, and heal internal damage. Anything above that would mean him leaving the battlefield to help the patient.

Talent(s):
A sweet talker for sure, he has a silver tongue and certainly knows his way around court(and especially the ladies). Besides his strength in battle, he's rather marvelous at chess and other mind games. He can read people rather well, especially in tone of voice and body language. Of course, he is still fluent in Elvish and can learn other languages quickly, so he often serves as a translator. Secretly, Khyssoun is talented in the art of torture and actually enjoys it more than any sane man should.

Personality:
At first glance, Khyssoun is the perfect gentleman, as is expected from one of the esteemed Kingsguard. He is rather proper in the court setting, flattering the Lords and kissing hands of the Ladies. The county he rules over is fooled by this as well, believing him to be a merciful protector of the lands that truly feels for the plight of the people. However, while his love of the people is true to an extent, Khyssoun is much less perfect than he appears. He favors himself above all others and will only fight for the causes that he believes in. If the King were to make a decision he disagrees with, he would have no issue in quickly switching sides. Cunning and oft too enclosed for his own good, Khyssoun is rather sadistic as well, which makes it all the better for him on the battlefield.

Biography:
Khyssoun was born in the forest to two mid-ranking elves of the Syranthr Tribe in the local forests. It wasn't a large tribe, but they managed well on their own without relying too much on the help of outsiders. They were skilled at farming and traded with the humans for clothes and other supplies they needed, depending on the season. He helped in the field, and when he wasn't, he attended a rag-tag "school" led by a well-traveled elf. Otherwise, he would train with some of the village elders in the healing arts.

After passing his tribe's "right of age" passage, Khyssoun entered the human world for the first time. Enthralled by the wondrous cities and the strange new culture, he quickly found himself at the court of one of the minor nobles. They let him stay around as somewhat of a marvel to look at, but Khyssoun took the chance to learn the ways that humans fought. Here, he learned to wield a sword, which was much different than the bow he was accustomed to in his tribe.

Life was perfect for a while, until he decided to formally enroll himself into the noble's personal army. There he learned the not-so-perfect parts of human nature. Alcoholism, gambling, prostitution, soliciting. He found himself wrapped up in it all, as was the rest of the army. There he found a taste for power. The thrill he felt when he had a life in the palm of his hands only led him on a quest for more. Having come from a humble background where no one was considered above the other, the sensation of power was a strange and oddly welcome sensation.

His first kill was not too long after he joined the army. It had been a personal hit against a merchant that had done the noble a disservice. It had been entirely too easy to corner the man, and also entirely too comforting to hear him scream as the sword plunged through his chest. And that was the moment Khyssoun knew he must have more.

Slowly, slowly, he worked his way up in not so conventional ways. And then finally, after outliving at least three generations of royal blood, he found himself as the Lord of Haverford County. After a while, he decided to join the Kingsguard in hopes to protect all that he has made for himself thus far. While he has taken the oath and whatnot, it is not within his interests to uphold it whatsoever. It's lucky for the king that their interests happen to be the same. For now.

Appearance:


Extras: Quite interested in expanding his powers as of late. He's just waiting for the right time.

[Esterdi]

Yep.

Galio Sharp

Name: Galio Sharp
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Side: Other, former Light, former Knightguard, currently Key of the Mistwalkers
Weapons: Punch dagger (mastered), dirk (mastered), throwing knives (mastered), choking thread (mastered), arming sword (average), longbow (poor)
Abilities/Powers:

Superchromacy: Sharp can distinguish very similar color hues, and can see infrared right (usually heat waves) as a fuzzy orange. Can map and identify people under thin cover (single wooden door, curtains, vegetation). Eyes adapt faster than a normal human's to night vision.

Lightsplitting - shimmer: Sharp can become invisible, diverting all light away and through him. He is blind while invisible. High winds, dust storms, and rain droplets, as well as other similar small particle effects, make lightsplitting very difficult. He can extend his invisibility to his clothes, but only to a certain radius (clothes that are too loose might not be entirely hidden, and he can't hide bags).

Lightsplitting - negation: Sharp can, to a certain extent, suppress the light, darkness, and energy based supernatural skills of his targets, one at a time. Requires extreme concentration. Lightsplitting - shimmer and lightsplitting - negation can't be used simultaneously.

Talent: Document forgery, poison brewing, ventriloquism, knife juggling, tailoring, ballroom dancing, basic first aid, and, if there are multiple languages in the setting, just assume Sharp knows all the major ones.

Personality: Galio Sharp is a wild mix of cynicism and idealism, speaking in genuine awe of his grand plans one moment, and shrugging nonchalantly as he slits your throat the next. Due to his line of work, he is adept at playing fake personas, and can display nearly any trait on cue. He almost never gets attached to anyone, but can go to greatly respect another's wit or cunning. Days and nights spent tracking in the shadows have greatly improved his patience.

Biography: When he was a young inductee into the Knightguard, Galio, of house Sharp, gave into the folly of youth, and fell in love. Having thus broken his oath, he was hunted down, narrowly escaping. His lover wasn't so lucky. Dismayed, Galio changed his name and appearance, and became a small town mercenary for a while. Once, while bounty hunting, he found himself competing with an assassin, who was tasked to kill or capture the same bounty. Galio found and subdued him first. Impressed, the assassin invited Galio to join in their organisation, the Mistwalkers. At face, the Mistwalkers are a mercenary and bounty hunting organisation, accepting both Light and Dark races and individuals. You give them a name, they give you a price. High success rate. But, deep below, they're much more. With their war aid, capture, and assassination contracts, they merely fund their true mission: freeing everyone from oppressive tyrants and kings. Their motto is, "Light cannot be chained, and Darkness has no edges." However, they can't just off all nobility at once. Doing that inappropriately would create power imbalances that would crush the newly "freed", but disorganised, people. Thus, their process of offing rulers is slow and methodical, spanning centuries. Sharp, through excellence and dedication, has become the Key of this organisation, which is their highest rank.

Extra: Many other Mistwalkers have the exact same supernatural abilities as Sharp. In fact, some are even better than Sharp. Being the Key is based on intellect much more than sheer ability as an assassin. In addition, some Mistwalkers have abilities that Sharp doesn't. It's not that he doesn't innately have access to them, but that he hasn't trained into them yet. Throughout the RP, if I feel like Sharp is lagging behind in power level compared to everyone else, I might power him up with those.

Shimmersight - While lightsplitting to make yourself invisible makes you blind to visible spectrum light, some Mistwalkers can still see infrared during their invisibility. This is not the accurate and sharp vision of night vision goggles, but merely fuzzy outlines where groins, foreheads, armpits, and fireplaces would be, onto a black background.

Hot Reading - A pun on cold reading, it is more of a technical, practiced skill related to Superchromacy rather than a separate ability. It entails being able to notice and observe the emotional state of people by the way heat radiates from different parts of their body. It is said that expert Hot Readers can predict how their opponents will attack and defend in physical combat by what muscle group heats up right before striking. It is always useful for knowing when you are being lied to.

Lightsplitting - dissipation: Some Mistwalkers can disperse heat away from fires, putting them out. This includes natural as well as magical fires. This ability can't be used to freeze people to death, because it's based on accelerating black body radiation, which requires a big difference of temperature between object and medium.

[YamiNoNeko2341]

@White Feather
Name:Jazmine (no family name)
Age:Frozen at 17
Gender:Female
Race:Vampiric Dark Elf
Side:Unaligned, but prefers the light
Weapons(s):a silver cane ending in a snakes head and a gold pocket watch on a long chain, her claws and teeth
Abilities/Powers: super strength, enhanced healing and a shadow form where she loses some portion of her sanity to gain control over shadows
Talent(s):Excellent at pickpocketing and breaking locks, also a skilled tailor
Personality:Generally cold and lonely but opens up to those she trusts, quite forgetful and more than a little clumsy
Biography:Her memory of her life before she turned is a haze, she only remembers stealing and killing to survive while trying to avoid various monster hunters and adventurers
Extras: is quite short at 5"3', has waist length silver hair and red eyes which turn purple whenever she uses her shadow powers, she generally wears quite fine clothing although she is very poor and more often than not had to steal it or the materials required to make it

There's my character submission, is there anything I should change or add?

[Cello]

With the unfortunate withdrawl of Frengo's king character, I will have to re-write my backstory for Queen Lucinda. I don't mind this because the more I re-read her backstory the more I dislike it. Anyway, I'll post what I have already written here to express my interest in the role once more!

EDIT: I also hope we're able to find a King. Or we could just have a matriarchy Ahuhuhuhu :3c

Queen Lucinda

Lucinda Giséle

♚ Queen of Celakor ♚

"The night ends, and dawn always comes"

House Giséle Motto

Character Theme | Scholar of the First Sin

Above is a painting of Lucinda that is hung within her chambers as well as the throne room of the castle. The portrait captures her likeness quite well, revealing her to be a woman with the reserved, proper posture expected from a Queen. She is of average height with quite a lithe figure. She has a very pale complexion, with soft, supple skin and delicate features. She has a very smooth, heart shaped face. Her thin lips are a light hue of, almost salmon like, pink; matching the rosiness of her cheeks. Her eyes are a deep hazel in color, curtained by long, prominent lashes that batter against her skin with every blink. Her beautiful, golden hair is braided neatly and tied into a bun all except for her fringe which perfectly frames her face. The pinnacle of beauty, Lucinda sports an appearance that causes even the strongest of men to quiver before her royal excellence, and is the topic of envy among her female subjects. Lucinda has never been one for extravagance, often turning her nose up at lavish, frilly gowns and uncomfortable corsets. She much prefers to wear a simple, white silk dress with an expertly embroidered lace collar and matching wrist cuffs. The sleeves of her elegant, yet simple attire stop at her forearm and drape down to her knees. She wears a silver necklace depicting the sun, and can usually be seen wearing the Crown of Dawn in place of the Celakor crown at court. These are mementos of House Giséle; a testament that despite where she stands, Lucinda will never forget where she hails from.

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Family Name | Oakenshield
Maiden Name | Giséle
Given Name(s) | Lucinda Belle
Title/Alias | Queen of Celakor, Mother of Dawn, Lady of Sunlight
Gender | Female
Age | 25
Sexuality | Heterosexual

House of Origin | House Giséle
House Motto | "The night ends, and dawn always comes."
Coat of Arms | House Giséle Crest
Description | House Giséle is renowned as one of the largest, most influential families in the Kingdom of Celakor. Or at least, it was. Jealousy has always been the downfall of great Kings, leading them to commit atrocious acts in order to obtain what they do not have. In the case of the late King Oakenshield, what he desired was knowledge. Knowledge and power. What better place to obtain it, then House Giséle; home to some of the most brilliant, innovative minds in the kingdom? King Oakenshield, believing he was entitled to everything, demanded the secrets of the famed Giséle Sorcery. You see, members of House Giséle are taught to wield the unique power of the sun. By harnessing sunlight, they were able to achieve great feats of magic and healing that were not commonly available to humans. King Oakenshield desired this power, deciding that he was also entitled to claim the sun above his land itself.

When the head of House Giséle refused to share the sacred secrets of his house, he sealed the fate of his kin. In one night - one blood soaked night, the King laid siege upon one of his most loyal houses and wiped them completely off the map. All save one girl. Lady Lucinda Giséle, the only daughter of the noble Head. Her beauty and kindness was well known, but not as renowned as her masterful power over sunlight even at such a young age. With the sole survivor of House Giséle, the King had obtained a servant with the remarkable power of sunlight coursing through her veins. This tragic event marked the removal of House Giséle as a Noble House. They lost their title, their land and most importantly; their legacy. It is believed that this horrific display of cruelty against his own people was a major trigger in the peoples desire to revolt against the corrupt King.

Alignment | Light
Race | Human Mage
Likes | Gardening, Reading and Ballroom Dancing
Dislikes | Knights, Cramped Spaces, Extravagance

Personality | Lucinda, as her appearance suggests, is a very proud and reserved woman. She's not afraid to speak her mind or offer her opinion on a subject. Her quick wits and silver tongue are her most fearsome tools against members of court who try to belittle her voice, and she is known to be quite defensive over her king. When dealing with the knights in her employ, Lucinda is understandably harsh towards them. After all, many of them were involved in her families massacre. To the rest of her subjects, Lucinda is a very pleasant and kind individual who enjoys spending her time listening to the pleas of the needy and doing whatever she can to assist them. She spent years watching the late King ignore his people, and she refuses to let the current King make that same mistake.

She's an honorable person with a lot of love in her heart, especially for the Princes and Princesses. Even though she isn't their birth mother, she does her best to empathise with them and offer caring advice just like a real mother would. She despises the lavish parties and gathering that are often held. She smiles and appears invested for the sake of her King, but she'd much rather be reading in her chambers. Lucinda is often criticised by the other members of court for her insistence on bringing tradition from House Giséle into the Celakor Court. Lucinda does not wear the royal crown upon her head, instead choosing to wear her families Crown of Dawn; a reminder to the people of the cruelty the late King and his court inflicted upon their own loyal followers. Lucinda has quite a large following behind her within the common folk, and she intends to use the influence she has to further increase the peoples adoration for King Furlong; the only King she has known to be worthy of the people's love.

Primary Weapon | Scepter of the Sun, a powerful catalyst for sunlight sorcery.
Secondary Weapon | Eclipse, A sword empowered by the Giséle sunlight sorcery. Can be used as a catalyst for sorcery. The creatures of dark are fearful of the sun's light, and as such this sword has been known to inflict burning wounds against creatures of dark. Lucinda does not use Eclipse as a weapon often, but she hopes to one day bestow it to her own child and hopefully rebuild the Giséle legacy.
Notable Armor

• Crown of Dawn | The famed crown of House Giséle. It's existence has always been seen as an insult by the late King, who thought it to be treason for another to wear a crown upon their head in his kingdom. The Crown of Dawn, when worn in sunlight, increases the potency of Lucinda's sunlight magic.

Abilities

• Sunlight Sorcery | Magic that calls upon both Lucinda's Magic, and the plentiful power of the sun to cast a beautiful, warm light. Can be used to illuminate even the darkest of chasms. The Sun can also be harnessed to create powerful rays of scorching light for offensive purposes. Lucinda can even bless the weapons of her allies with sunlight, adding a burning property to them. Lucinda's magic is more powerful during the day, and is particularly effective against creatures of darkness.
• Blessings of the Sun | Lucinda can use sunlight to heal others, as well as create magical wards to heavily impair creatures of dark while empowering those who walk within the light. The Giséle were wildly renowned for their healing ability, which is said to be on par with the Elven healing magics.

Talents

• Diplomacy | Lucinda is very well versed in royal affairs and politics. She knows how to stand tall during a debate in court, and is a formidable opponent in the battle of wits.
• Empathy | Lucinda is able to understand the needs of the people, which allows her to make decisions influenced not just by the desires of those in power, but to better the whole kingdom.
• Tactical Thinking | Lucinda, possessing a rather sharp mind, is a great adviser to the King regarding his troops. She's able to plan rather far ahead and efficiently. She's not afraid to make tough calls, even despite her compassionate heart.
• Healer | Lucinda is an adept healer, even without magic.

Biography | Born the only daughter of the Giséle family head, Lucinda had always lived a very noble, privileged life. As a child, Lucinda was given an education that very few children in Celakor were lucky to receive. Taught by prestigious professors and scholars, Lucinda came to understand many topics such as English, Mathematics, Politics and even Magic. The Sunlight Sorcery of House Giséle was famous across Celakor, and Lucinda quickly became known as a magical prodigy. Her skill at channeling the power of sunlight was remarkable for her age and she was learning advanced forms of Sunlight Sorcery by the young age of sixteen.

By this point in her life, not only was she smart and skilled; but she was also beautiful and kind. A treasure of House Giséle, Lucinda met many suitors in her lifetime. However her father had big plans for Lucinda. He had no doubts that the late King would set his sights on his daughter, and it was his intention for Prince Oliver Oakenshield to be the one who may have Lucinda's hand in marriage. House Giséle and House Oakenshield became quite good comrades, but the more time the late King spent with Lucinda's father; the greedier he got.

Obsessed by the miraculous powers the house possessed, the late King demanded that Lucinda's father share his secrets of sorcery with him and his Court. When he refused, the King wiped out his family. He spared Lucinda, thanks to the protests from young Prince Oliver. Lucinda had grown quite fond of Oliver in the time they spent together, and Oliver felt the same way. Lucinda lived, and then was taken by the late King to be his new bride. The King intended to marry Lucinda, even with Oliver's mother still as Queen, and bare many children blessed with the power of sunlight. Then the Oakenshield's would possess the great power that the Giséle once did

That was until it became discovered that Lucinda was unable to give birth. Even though she was saddened by this news, she was relieved that she wouldn't have to have a child with someone she didn't love. The King sent her to work in the infirmary, no longer having a use for her in his chambers. Oliver continued to visit her, and his smiling face and warm heart was the only happiness Lucinda was able to find during her stay at the castle. When the King passed away, Oliver inherited the throne. He asked for Lucinda's hand in marriage and made her Queen of Celakor. He promised her that he would find a way to repay the cruelty his father inflicted upon her and her family.

[Cultural Titan]

If nobody wants to make a king character in a day or two I guess I'll make one. I don't particularly want to as this will lead to the awkward situation when I am rping with myself, trying to kill myself if ever raven finds himself in the same room as the king

[Legion02]

Name: Ythreïn Methreon
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Dragon-reborn
Rather than having inherited the power of a dragon through blood, Ythreïn was ‘reborn’ with the dragon’s power coursing through his veins. This happens when he pledges his life to an Elder Dragon when you’re at the edge of dead.

Side: Dark
Titles: Son of Fire. Immolator. Knight of Dragons.

Appearance:

Armor

Weapons:

Valermos

Valermos. The sword of fire. It started out as an average blade, many centuries ago. Wielded by a Methreon before they were a noble house. This seemingly random soldier struck down a demon from hell. This, traditionally enchants the blade with Demon Slayer Magic. Making it very resistant to fire. Thus the young, Unknown Soldier marched on. Encountering other demons, he struck those down too. At the end, he slain 5 demons, for which he was rewarded for. He got his own farm. From there on, the legend of Valermos began. It became a tradition that every Methreon would pick up his father’s sword at some point, and slay a demon from hell with it. Adding to its power.

After he lost his battle with the Elder Dragon of Destruction, Valermos was reforged. The fire resistant magic was scorched away. Instead, Sol’Tuin inscribed the blade with powerful runes. Granting the wielder of Valermos the power over Dragonflames.

Abilities:
Dragonflames - With the power from his sword, Ythreïn can summon forth balls, waves or other forms of dragonflames. Which are much harder to exstinguish and burn at a far higher temperature

Young lord of Dragons - as dragon-reborn, Ythreïn has a certain authority over younglings or adolescent dragons. Even though they are fickle in nature sometimes, Ythreïn can force them back in line. Just don’t be surprised if they eat a few allies just because they are hungry. He is often accompanied by 2 youngling dragons, whom are the size of big dogs. They are wingless, have red scales and look very much like oversized lizards. But don’t be fooled. These creatures bite like rabid dogs or breath fire to kill Ythreïn’s enemies.

Hellscape - Ythreïn’s very presence feels like a bright bonfire walking around. The air around him can become extremely hot. The ground gets scorched and burned. Soil dries up and dry shrubs might catch fire if he remains at one point for too long.

Talents
Extraordinary swordsman - Taught by both his family and Sol'Tuin, Ythreïn is an exceptionally rutheless swordsman. Wielding Valermos he can easily cut down rows of enemies, and likes doing so.

Personality:
Destruction given flesh. Ythreïn wants nothing more than to destroy and annihilate his targets. Be it a person, an order or a city. He’d march forward, kill and burn for the pure delight. He enjoys a good fight though. He just likes killing, burning and destroying more. Hot tempered sometimes. He can lash out towards those of equal rank. He is very much like fire, in the sense that he will obey those who he sees ‘strong’ enough to command him.

Biography: Born from a small but prestigious family. As second son, he could never hold land. As those would go to his older brother. Instead he was trained to become a knight, so one day he may become part of the Kingsguard. As is tradition, he set forwarth to kill a demon at the age of 21. Wielding the sword his father granted him. Ythreïn encountered a village that was complaining about fiery fiend killing and burning. Coming from the hills. They, however, forgot to mention that this particular fiend had wings. Ythreïn marched onto the stone peaks. Where Sol'Tuin quikcly encountered him. The Elder Dragon quickly beat the young knight to an inche of his life. As blood poured from his chest, the dragon made him an offer. Die alone. Never to be found again. With the blade of his family lost. Or be reborn as something stronger. Better.

Ythreïn, naïve as he was, agreed to live. Sol'Tuin cut himself in the front paw and let some blood seep into one of Ythreïn's wounds. Then he breath devestating fires of him. Sol'Tuin's blood protected him from the worst of the flames. But the wounds were quickly catherized. Sol'Tuin's blood invaded Ythreïn's entire body. Fueling a deep human desire to destroy and letting it lose. Thus was the Knight of Dragons born. The last blessing Sol'Tuin gave Ythreïn was reforging his blade. After that, the Elder Dragon fled eastwards. Sensing the rise of the Dark Lord. However, he demanded that Ythreïn remained behind. And if the Dark Lord would encounter him, that he was to serve him as he served Sol'Tuin. This had nothing to do with glory or honor though. Sol'Tuin merely hoped that the destructive power within Ythreïn would be enough so the Dark Lord wouldn't go searching for the Elder Dragon.

Extras: WIP

[Blizz]

@White Featherdon't I know you from somewhere?

[Blizz]

Name: Zebulon

Age: 15

Gender: male

Race : Shade :A race of Black-skinned people who are humanoid in appearance, Individual appearance and abilities vary from person to person.

Titles: Night-Weaver. Child of darkness. Umbral knight.

Side: Turncoat from dark to light-Zebulon was once sided with darkness but then turned on them, he is now allied with light

Weapons:
Mournfang - Mournfang is a black scythe with a jagged blade, along the blade is a pattern of crimson veins that branch out and curve inwards until they reach the tip.

Abilities:
Racial: Invisibility(only when the moon is out)

Other: Zebulon has learned overtime to shapeshift from his usual, blackskined and nightmarish appearance into a human facade with brown hair, icy blue eyes and light skin.

Racial: Moon-flames: Zebulon can manipulate an indigo colored flame that acts like normal fire but is slightly more difficult to extinguish.

Talents: Stealth, scythe-style combat.

Personality: Despite being on the side of good, Zebulon is yet to overcome his love of slaughtering enemies, wether they deserve it or not. Otherwise, Zebulon is a wise, calm, smart and clever "person" that respects all races, This does not mean he would hate killing someone of a different race, this simply implies that he wouldn't slaughter anyone of any race or disrespect them at random.

Bio
When Zebulon was 10, He moved to a town called ravenrend, The town was fairly medium sized, there was military action keeping ravenrend safe and even a training hall, Zebulon's mother, Ellis wasn't to keen on the idea of moving once she got there, but her son was eager to see what new home awaited him, Zebulon got out of the caravan and ran into town to begin exploration, the town was busy, people of several races gilded ravenrend with their presences, shops smelling of fruit and much, much more,

Unfortunately, Lack for racism was not among them.

Overtime Zebulon began to notice people being mistreated, townsfolk were beaten for no reason by guards, some guards grabbed children and threw them down, other guards would even execute public killings, One day, a guard barged into Zebulon's room and took Ellis with them, Zebulon ran fourth and asked them for their reason, and, being as young as he was, they didn't expect him to know what their answer meant:"Darkness has no empathy", but Zebulon knew fully what this meant, Soldiers of the darkness had always infested his life, and so Zebulon decided to finally do something about it

Zebulon tackled one of the soldiers and slammed his head against a wall, knocking him unconscious, he grabbed the mans sword and impaled the second, leaving him with no time to acknowledge the third guard dragging his mother away, guards who heard the ruckus came in and pinned Zebulon down, they threw a sack over his head and awoke in the dungeon of ravenrend a cloaked figure spoke to Zebulon and told him that their were worse people than the darkness, and that if he joined them, he could stop them, from there, Zebulon became a weapon of darkness,

For years had Zebulon served as a soldier of darkness, killing the weak and recruiting the strong, up until the day when he returned to ravenrend to see the town had been long burned to ashes, as he roamed through the remains of the town, he saw bodies that were decayed and bloody, as well as the head of his dead mother on a pike, from then on, Zebulon pledged his life to light, and vowed to Avenge the town of ravenrend, his mother, and do justice to the millions of lives he has ended.

Extras: Zebulon's left eye is gilded by a white painted circle with runes running around it.

[White Feather]

@YamiNoNeko2341
If you could put a space between the colon and the first letter in the line, that would be great. But otherwise, all good, if a little sparse. A few more details would be nice, but they aren't of primary import.

@Blizz
Hello again!
Couple of blips:
Race - so is he a dark skinned fellow, or is he a humanoid with black skin? If it's the latter, could you explain a little more about teh race?
Spacing between your colons ( : ) and dashes ( - ) would greatly improve readability.
But that should be it.

Everyone I haven't mentioned:
You guys are all approved. However, I just realised that I forgot to include an Appearance section, so if you could either add a section into the CS for Appearance, or add a picture like how @Leslie Hall has done, if you haven't already, before you add it to the CHAR section, then you're approved.

[Blizz]

@White Featherhe is a humanoid with jet-black skin and blank white eyes.

[Cultural Titan]

I may update it later to be less bad, but Raven's appearance has been added to the sheet.

[Cello]

I have work today so I won't be able to check on things till my lunch break.

@Cultural Titan if you're cool with making the King than I will wait for your cs before rewriting Lucinda's bio. Please don't force yourself to make a character if you aren't keen on it, though. we could always go with my Matriarchy idea right? Mwahahahah

[Cultural Titan]

@Leslie Hall

No, If it comes to that, and I would hope that someone else will take the role of king first, I would be willing to build the king around the queen. If you want there to be a matriarchy you are going to have to take that up with White Feather.

[Cello]

@Cultural Titan I'm mostly kidding about the Matriarchy idea. I only really intended to play a more supporting role to the crown with Lucinda.

[Esterdi]

@White Feather

Can I skip the appearance on mine? He's usually disguised. Even his inner circle only recognize him by heat signature and known codes.

[Baconator]

Is it too late to hop in on this?