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Erelith Roleplay (Look at First Post OOC)

"Do not approach me, unless you wish to risk my wrath."

Darlien Garandinar (MAIN)

Spoilers

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Sir Garandinar, Mage of Neniza.

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A mage, and a skilled one, Darlien is a born Praelian, having resided in Oranth and Neniza post fleeing his home.

Born to a Dec, Darlien's father hid his son's existence and his own latent magical ability from the Dominus unsuccessfully, though Darlien was thirteen when he was detected. During an attempt to flee, Darlien's father was slain buying time for his son and wife to escape, slaying two Dominus before being beheaded by a third.

Ending up in Benaduza, where they were detained for having weapons on board, Darlien and his mother were tossed into a dungeon and left for dead. Darlien was freed in a prison riot, though his mother was wounded. It was around this time when Darlien's magic began awakening, accidentally causing a forest fire due to a sudden blast of flame. Darlien proved to have exceptionally powerful but hard to control magic.

By the time they reached Neniza his mother had passed due to her infected wound. As the Nenizans were mostly exiles and outlaws, there were a number of magically talented men amongst them, fleeing persecution and the Artifice, and Darlien was tutored for the rest of his adolescence by some of these men, allowing him much greater control of his abilities.

As an adult, he is set to become one of the most powerful mages in the world, though mage-hunters are always a threat once you leave the forests of Neniza. His first action upon leaving was to take a boat to Praelium and setting a small village to the torch, killing all who lived within it, before sailing to On'hino and beginning to spread tales of the Praelian weakness to the warlike On'hinians, attempting to develop a following to lead an assault on the Praelians.

Appearance

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Darlien's overuse of magic has had an effect on his appearance, costing him his left ring finger and causing his hands to look horrifically burned, and it's only getting worse, with his face becoming a horrifically pale white.

He is lithe and muscular, with light brown hair that has began to bleach as a result of his magic use.

Character

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Quick-witted and hot-headed, Darlien is adventurous and youthful. Tutored in blade and magic, he's also quite arrogant, his skill is downplayed due to his "Attack, attack, attack" mentality, but he's far more intelligent than he looks, able to speak Gnomish as well as if he were born a halfling. Darlien is also learned in world history and philosophy, and can identify landmarks he'd only seen once as if he'd seen them every day of his life.

Darlien's luck and lack of need for anything else has lead to him becoming complacent, and he often fights lazily no matter the opponent, a fact that sometimes leads to his defeat. Despite this, when he gets serious, Darlien is incredibly focused, perhaps too focused, leading to him being caught off guard by things that come from elsewhere.

Darlien is idealistic and caring for anyone who isn't Praelian, making actions based on morality, but also attempting to be pragmatic. Darlien's personal goal is to kill as many Praelians as possible, innocent or not, for what they did to his family, not considering Praelians people, despite being one himself. Darlien also never admits fault for any wrong action, instead blaming others rather than himself.

Skills

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Darlien is a talented swordsman and incredible mage. He's comparable to Gennio e'Dux in personal combat and is only getting stronger by the moment.

Other than that, Darlien is also skilled at tracking and archery, though he does not carry a bow.

Information

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Age: 20
Place of Birth: Praelium
Likes: Anyone who isn't Praelian, being respected, his magical abilities, Honor, killing, burning.
Dislikes: Praelium, Praelians, the idea of gods.
Morals: MURDER EVERYTHING PRAELIAN

Wot?

"Do not approach me, unless you wish to risk my wrath."

Darlien Garandinar

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Sir Garandinar, Mage of Neniza.

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A mage, and a skilled one, Darlien is a born Praelian, having resided in Oranth and Neniza post fleeing his home.

Born to a Dec, Darlien's father hid his son's existence and his own latent magical ability from the Dominus unsuccessfully, though Darlien was thirteen when he was detected. During an attempt to flee, Darlien's father was slain buying time for his son and wife to escape, slaying two Dominus before being beheaded by a third.

Ending up in Benaduza, where they were detained for having weapons on board, Darlien and his mother were tossed into a dungeon and left for dead. Darlien was freed in a prison riot, though his mother was wounded. It was around this time when Darlien's magic began awakening, accidentally causing a forest fire due to a sudden blast of flame. Darlien proved to have exceptionally powerful but hard to control magic.

By the time they reached Neniza his mother had passed due to her infected wound. As the Nenizans were mostly exiles and outlaws, there were a number of magically talented men amongst them, fleeing persecution and the Artifice, and Darlien was tutored for the rest of his adolescence by some of these men, allowing him much greater control of his abilities.

As an adult, he is set to become one of the most powerful mages in the world, though mage-hunters are always a threat once you leave the forests of Neniza. His first action upon leaving was to take a boat to Praelium and setting a small village to the torch, killing all who lived within it, before sailing to On'hino and beginning to spread tales of the Praelian weakness to the warlike On'hinians, attempting to develop a following to lead an assault on the Praelians.

Appearance

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Darlien's overuse of magic has had an effect on his appearance, costing him his left ring finger and causing his hands to look horrifically burned, and it's only getting worse, with his face becoming a horrifically pale white.

He is lithe and muscular, with light brown hair that has began to bleach as a result of his magic use.

Character

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Quick-witted and hot-headed, Darlien is adventurous and youthful. Tutored in blade and magic, he's also quite arrogant, his skill is downplayed due to his "Attack, attack, attack" mentality, but he's far more intelligent than he looks, able to speak Gnomish as well as if he were born a halfling. Darlien is also learned in world history and philosophy, and can identify landmarks he'd only seen once as if he'd seen them every day of his life.

Darlien's luck and lack of need for anything else has lead to him becoming complacent, and he often fights lazily no matter the opponent, a fact that sometimes leads to his defeat. Despite this, when he gets serious, Darlien is incredibly focused, perhaps too focused, leading to him being caught off guard by things that come from elsewhere.

Darlien is idealistic and caring for anyone who isn't Praelian, making actions based on morality, but also attempting to be pragmatic. Darlien's personal goal is to kill as many Praelians as possible, innocent or not, for what they did to his family, not considering Praelians people, despite being one himself. Darlien also never admits fault for any wrong action, instead blaming others rather than himself.

Skills

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Darlien is a talented swordsman and incredible mage. He's comparable to Gennio e'Dux in personal combat and is only getting stronger by the moment.

Other than that, Darlien is also skilled at tracking and archery, though he does not carry a bow.

Information

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Age: 20
Place of Birth: Praelium
Likes: Anyone who isn't Praelian, being respected, his magical abilities, Honor, killing, burning.
Dislikes: Praelium, Praelians, the idea of gods.
Morals: MURDER EVERYTHING PRAELIAN

Erelith Roleplay (Look at First Post OOC)

"You see my sails, you run away and beg for your life, thus sayth the king."

Halfling King Gennio e'Dux(SIDE)

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The Halfling Lord of the Seas

Halfling king of the Benaduza duumvirate, master of seas, lord of all halflings, gnomes, and any combination therein. Lawkeeper and blade of The Short One.

As a halfling, Gennio's full name in Gnomish is longer than all human names, serving as a history of his life, it repeats five times, signifying the number of past lives he is believed to have had as Halfling King, being considered a reincarnation of his father, grandfather, and the kings before them.

fullname

Ganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaric

Character

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Gennio is a stern king, as his title "Lawkeeper" shows, despite sharing the task of policy-making with his human counterpart, most of the land's laws were drafted by Gennio's hand. His personality mirrors his ruling style, stern and a bit of a bully. Due to the gnome's tradition of giving nicknames to their rulers for each action they do, Gennio is also known as "Ironwit", "Delayer", "The Yelling king", and "Shipslayer", all of which tell volumes about his character.

Gennio's exceptional skill at naval tactics is only tempered by his impatience and sharp wit, he is known to have quite a stinging tongue and a lack of skill in diplomatic environments due to these facts, and the fact that his fleet usually heralded a long blockade and siege rather than a diplomatic mission.

Beloved by his people, Gennio has his detractors, as his style of leadership has left Benaduza in a constant state of war, despite the attempts of the human nobles to curb his expansion. The conquest of the Ascencion archipelago was his doing. After long being a vassal state of the Benaduza kingdom, the Ascencionites refused to pay the Shipslayer's hiked taxes, and as a result were incorporated violently, an action that gave Gennio the name "The Betrayer" amongst his detractors and "The Taciturn" amongst his supporters as a result of his not attempting to re-establish diplomatic relations. Gennio's legendarily brutal conquests, refusal to negotiate, and lack of restraint, are all seen to be a symptom of his impatience, but they also show that he cares about establishing a greater Benaduza Empire.

Ability

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A skilled axeling and godspeaker, Gennio goes into battle wielding a scroll with both his laws and those of the gods upon it. He is able to utilize divine blessings simply by reading this scroll. He is hard to kill, and his very presence is enough to bolster the courage of his men.

Gennio's greatest strength, however, is his abilities as a naval tactician, considered the best in Benaduza. Even prior to his ascension to kingship his skill was renowned. His favored tactics include a massive barrage of flame arrows to burn an enemy fleet into nothing, and a charge to the enemy flagship, which he would ram into splinters. His boarding parties are weak, as halflings are poor melee combatants, but Gennio can easily carry a boarding action by himself through good command and the favor of the gods.

Information:

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Place of Birth: Dux, Benaduza
Hair: Black as coal, well kept.
Fitness: Built like a barrel, slow but hardy.
Morals: "I will do all for Benaduza, thus sayth the king."

Wot?

Benaduza! Benaduza! Lady of all that the sun can reach! Of all the men in the world, no lady is as beautiful as she!

Government: Dual Monarchy

Religion: The twin gods, The Tall One and The Short One, gods of Humans, war, and the sky, and Gnomes, Halflings, the sea, and naval conflict respectively.

Culture: Benaduza is a nation obsessed with the idea of beauty and progress, building massive constructions that serve little practical purpose other than aesthetics and building ever larger cities in the name of progression. Halflings and humans are consistantly arguing about who is more important to society, with the humans arguing that as they are the dominant race on the mainland and also the lords of the army, the Halflings should bow to them, while the halflings argue that without their islands and ships, Benaduza would be weak and pathetic. There's a rigid class system, with royalty of both races at the top, priests below them, human soldiers and halfling sailors below them, craftsmen and workers and then farmers. Merchants are treated with little respect and heavy mistrust, as they do not produce anything for Benaduza, and foreign merchants must tread carefully on Benaduzan soil.

The halflings have a strong naval tradition, with admirals often being adopted into the Halfling royal family for their service, considered the greatest gift one could receive, while the humans are of a noble army tradition, with knights considered the height of their society. Halfling society has the markings of a meritocracy, with the lower classes often promoted based on skill, whilst human society is more static. The divides between their two cultures is a large internal threat to the Benaduzan kingdom. Murder, theft, arson, treason, and blasphemy are all punishable by death, and most other smaller crimes carry prison sentences.

Economy: All that is within Benaduza stays within Benaduza, and trade is strictly regulated by the halfling navy. Gold cannot be given away, meaning that all Benaduzan trade is exports, and even then, meat products, unrefined metals, and lumber are also banned from being given away. Trade in ore, weaponry, herbs, and food is strictly prohibited, potentially leading to execution in the case of weaponry.

Current state: Benaduza is in the twilight of its power, with declining halfling birthing rates causing a scare as to the empire's dominant race's future, and as the humans gain more power, the dual monarchy is in serious danger of collapsing. Rising nationalism in the eastern islands is also cause for alarm. The halfling king is childless, and his adopted children are all older than he, bringing the future of the royal line into serious doubt, while the humans and gnomes have begun to intermarry, bringing the gnomes further from the halfling power-block and ensuring a continued human-gnome royal line.

History: The old Kingdom of Benaduza was established hundreds of years ago, when Queen Junio e'Dux conquered the last human kingdom on the mainland through a massive naval assault. The Halfling kingdom of Benaduza lasted for two hundred years until the great civil wars occurred. Angered by their lack of representation, the humans rose up and attacked the halfling castles. They seized the mainland, but proved unable to seize the kingdom's capital in Dux. The halflings sailed to the human capital in Oranth and admitted conditional defeat, creating the framework of the modern Benaduza by creating a second human monarchy and moving from Dux to Oranth.

Over the years, Benaduza has continued to attempt to establish hegemony over the southern and eastern oceans, with an amount of success. But as the streets of Dux get quieter and quieter, the future of the empire lies with the humans on the land.

Cities, forts, and other important locations:

Oranth

The capital of the Dual monarchy, Oranth was originally one of the many castles owned by the many human cultures on the peninsula, before being decided upon as the capital by the halflings and human rebels. Situated in a swamp, Oranth is worthless for most things. Despite its proximity to the coast, Oranth is considered a small city, probably due to its swampy nature. The apartments of the two kings are housed in Oranth castle, and it is from where all edicts are given. Nothing much happens here, and the two kings often hold court in other cities as no citizen truly wishes to travel here.

Dux

The largest city in the empire, Dux is home to almost the entire population of halflings. Situated on the southern Dux island, Dux is a temperate paradise with beautiful sun and calm ocean breezes. Despite its beauty and size, Dux is home to a large population of ne'er-do-wells and thieves. It's stated that the safest part of Dux is the sea outside it, as the royal navy is usually docked here. Often considered the heart of the empire, Dux is the home of the halfling temples to the short and tall ones.

Gorinth

The second-largest city in the empire, Gorinth is majority Gnomish. The home of most of the empire's drydocks, Gorinth is a major producer of ships, but the human naval invasion force is also here, prepared to land on any foreign beachhead necessary, Gorinth has a heavy military atmosphere, with small-talk rare amongst the Gnome inhabitants. It's nigh crime-free due to the military presence, but is also incredibly boring.

Hularia

A huge castle located to the north of the main peninsula, Hularia castle is the main staging point of all continental invasions. The human king usually holds court here. The castle is massive and constructed against all forms of assault, and if an invasion force attacked, taking over the peninsula, Hularia would be the last to fall.

Neniza

Located on the Neniza river, Neniza was once the merchant hub of the kingdom, and as a result has been under a stigma for years. Neniza has since fallen into neglect and is unmonitered by the Beneduzans, but, unbeknownst to them, Neniza has, despite getting smaller, grown an identity of its own, and Nenizans travel the globe as mercenaries, their knowledge of the forest incredibly valuable. Neniza is practically independent, and as a result has a large population of exiles who have nowhere else to go. It is also hard to conquer, with many of it's citizens skilled with the bow and knowledgeable in the surrounding forest.

Wot?

"You see my sails, you run away and beg for your life, thus sayth the king."

Halfling King Gennio e'Dux

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The Halfling Lord of the Seas

Halfling king of the Benaduza duumvirate, master of seas, lord of all halflings, gnomes, and any combination therein. Lawkeeper and blade of The Short One.

As a halfling, Gennio's full name in Gnomish is longer than all human names, serving as a history of his life, it repeats five times, signifying the number of past lives he is believed to have had as Halfling King, being considered a reincarnation of his father, grandfather, and the kings before them.

fullname

Ganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaricganymariusdraxiclaricusgrentarjulporsanhestalanicaric

Character

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Gennio is a stern king, as his title "Lawkeeper" shows, despite sharing the task of policy-making with his human counterpart, most of the land's laws were drafted by Gennio's hand. His personality mirrors his ruling style, stern and a bit of a bully. Due to the gnome's tradition of giving nicknames to their rulers for each action they do, Gennio is also known as "Ironwit", "Delayer", "The Yelling king", and "Shipslayer", all of which tell volumes about his character.

Gennio's exceptional skill at naval tactics is only tempered by his impatience and sharp wit, he is known to have quite a stinging tongue and a lack of skill in diplomatic environments due to these facts, and the fact that his fleet usually heralded a long blockade and siege rather than a diplomatic mission.

Beloved by his people, Gennio has his detractors, as his style of leadership has left Benaduza in a constant state of war, despite the attempts of the human nobles to curb his expansion. The conquest of the Ascencion archipelago was his doing. After long being a vassal state of the Benaduza kingdom, the Ascencionites refused to pay the Shipslayer's hiked taxes, and as a result were incorporated violently, an action that gave Gennio the name "The Betrayer" amongst his detractors and "The Taciturn" amongst his supporters as a result of his not attempting to re-establish diplomatic relations. Gennio's legendarily brutal conquests, refusal to negotiate, and lack of restraint, are all seen to be a symptom of his impatience, but they also show that he cares about establishing a greater Benaduza Empire.

Ability

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A skilled axeling and godspeaker, Gennio goes into battle wielding a scroll with both his laws and those of the gods upon it. He is able to utilize divine blessings simply by reading this scroll. He is hard to kill, and his very presence is enough to bolster the courage of his men.

Gennio's greatest strength, however, is his abilities as a naval tactician, considered the best in Benaduza. Even prior to his ascension to kingship his skill was renowned. His favored tactics include a massive barrage of flame arrows to burn an enemy fleet into nothing, and a charge to the enemy flagship, which he would ram into splinters. His boarding parties are weak, as halflings are poor melee combatants, but Gennio can easily carry a boarding action by himself through good command and the favor of the gods.

Information:

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Place of Birth: Dux, Benaduza
Hair: Black as coal, well kept.
Fitness: Built like a barrel, slow but hardy.
Morals: "I will do all for Benaduza, thus sayth the king."

Countries as people: World War One

@TalijaKey I think Serbia would leave once he fired the shot, though not until after telling Bosnia that he was free again, it would be too dangerous to try to bring Bosnia along.

Characters ranging from lords and ladies to brigands and cutthroats; immortality not included.

I'm interested.

Countries as people: World War One

Sarajevo

Bosnia was having a crisis, a crisis of identity, already he had been a patchwork of different tribes from long ago, but now he was under Austria's wing, and now that Osmani was their friend, he was starting to feel like he had no reason to be. His neighbors were all weak or... Hungary, Austria's husband. It was easy to lose himself in his confusion, obviously. When Austria entered, he was busy lying on the floor and staring at the crackling flame. When Austria entered, he shook and almost let out a yell before realizing who it was.

With a bead of sweat dripping from his forehead, he smiled and bowed slightly in greeting.

"Lady Austria! I wasn't expecting you, I was just thinking to myself, I haven't... been doing any homework," he admitted bashfully. "I've been... having some problems... it's hard to explain."

A horse whinny far in the distance eluded both of their ears, but a few moments later, Serbia approached the house. With a sad look, he absolved Bosnia of what he was about to do.

You won't understand, but you're going to be free. I promise.

Serbia stared at the house a moment longer, pulling a locket from his pocket. A brown picture greeted him as he opened it, and immediately he felt a wave of emotions wash over him. It was their family. Byzantium, Greece, and Macedon in front, a proud father and his favorite sons, the happiness on Greece's face as he beamed towards the camera was enough to shoot a hole through Serbia's heart. To his right were the twins, Cappadocia and Pontus, Pontus visibly holding tightly onto his brother's neck as Cappadocia pulled on his hair. They deserved better than to die fighting Seljuk and his children. Behind them was Albania, who seemed disinterested. He always was, bastard didn't even come to Byzantium's funeral. Serbia swore to never forgive him, and yet he could barely stop his face from twisting into a crying gurn just from the thought of it.

To Byzantium's right was Wallachia, always stalwart and dutiful, he'd always considered himself separate, Serbia was glad he had become free along with his Romanian brothers. Alongside him were Sicily and Granada, the first two to leave Byzantium, Serbia had never forgiven them either, but distance nullified his opinion. Judea and Africa were off on the wings, they were always ill, Serbia knew that they hadn't long, but cried when they died just the same. In the back were the four of them, Serbia himself, Bosnia, Montenegro and Bulgaria. They were smiling with arms wrapped around each-other. How things changed, Serbia thought grimly, staring once again at his own smile, completely content with his life. They were all happy, except for maybe Albania, and the fury that Serbia felt against those who had torn them apart for their own gain had driven him to drink, to swear off his religion and finally submit to the Ottoman witch. What else was he to do? It was only after he was again free that he noticed the cross, that hung from his father's neck in this very picture. He realized then that religion was all he had left, aside from Montenegro, and now that Greece would rather remain to himself and Bulgaria swear off all things Byzantine, Serbia was the eldest left who still believed in their family. He took back up the cross, swearing to fix this, if it was the last thing he did.

For my family. He whispered, before climbing his way into a window.

He was hiding in a corner as Bosnia finished speaking, pulling a pistol from his belt and holding it up, prepared for that fateful shot. Finally, Bosnia moved out of the way, and Serbia pulled himself around the corner.

"Die, for all those who you hold imprisoned!"

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BANG

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Mahz's Dev Journal

I can't get on the site on chrome without getting an "unsupported protocol" message, it was working fine just last week and works on firefox, what and why?