Chiro

All-Verse: The Initiative

Nale the Fate-Seeker

Nale the Fate-Seeker

"What is the quest?"

[Nataniel Molinero ⫻ Metamundus ⫻ 38 ⫻ Lawful Good]

▼ APPEARANCE ▼

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"Don't let appearances fool you. I know from experience."

Short and scrawny Nale ain't that impressive in appearance, but appearances can fool you. His body has over the years been filled with scars from confrontations with monsters. Nale wears a Heroes’ Guild uniform of brown leather trousers, jacket, boots, gloves and hat. He also has a necklace with a golden circle, a symbol of the Guild’s membership.

▼ PERSONALITY ▼

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"My brothers always called be a childish dreamer."

Though not as easily excited as in his youth, the mysteries of the world continue to fascinate Nale. He’s curious and inquisitive, wanting to know more of that which he doesn’t. During the mission he takes a serious attitude and will save any ally and innocent he can. He prefers studying a situation over jumping into danger, but can throw caution into the wind, if an opportunity to be the hero of the hour presents itself.

▼ BACKSTORY ▼

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"I was so excited when the oracle arrived to our village."

Nale wanted to be a hero as long as he can remember. The opportunity came when an Oracle visited his home village. However, Nale was shocked to discover that his destiny was not to be a hero. In fact it appeared he had no destiny at all. The Oracle, fascinated by the theoretical impossibility that Nale was, requested that the boy joins her on the Journey to Malana's capital, not to become a student at the Hero Academy he had wished, But to the Grand Temple of Order for studies. Later one night, unwilling to spend the rest of his life being researched by the oracles, Nale attempted to do something none had done before, sneak into the Hero Academy and study being a hero in secret. He managed to get in, but eventually was intercepted by the guards. The Grandmaster of the Heroes' Guild was impressed by the fact that Nale could get even to the walls of the academy, and let him join the other apprentices. It was then that Nale learnt his Arete of hiding, and gained the Hero's Name, Fate-Seeker, after the fact that his destiny has not been seen.

Over the following years Nale learnt how to be a hero. He has been an Apprentice at the school, Sidekick to professional adventurers, and now, having graduated from the academy, a Journeyman. He has fought vampires, faeries, witches, spirits and creatures stranger still, and travelled all across the lands of Metamundus. But the reason why Nale seemingly has no destiny has remained a mystery.

▼ ABILITIES & EQUIPMENT ▼

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"Now you see me, now you don't."

Nale possesses the Arete of Hiding. With it Nale can hide himself so well that he literally can’t be discovered. As long as he is in a spot that can conceal himself completely (in a corner, behind a rock etc.), it will be almost like he wasn’t there at all. Nale can’t hide, if there are no hiding spots, and disguises work only as well as they would on a normal person. He is also visible when he attacks from his hiding spot, though he knows how to take down a target quickly before hiding again. Objects and people he holds cannot be spotted either, provided the hiding place can conceal them, but they can be spotted if Nale leaves them.

Besides Arete, Hero trained by the Guild needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. Nale is a skilled knifefighter, though no duelist. He is observant and good at listening, which is useful for spying. He knows how to climb mountains and buildings, as well as jump far and ride a horse. Nale possesses great knowledge of the supernatural, necessary for a hero. He knows how to cook and speaks five languages (Metamundian tongues, though).

Nale mostly uses seven daggers, each made or coated in one of the seven alchemical metals (lead, tin, iron, gold, copper, mercury and silver) as weapons against creatures. He also has an eighth, steel dagger, to use against normal enemies.

During his travels Nale has some survival equipment, such as rope, lint, eating utensils, a small pot, bedroll, a small tent and some travel rations. He also had a compass and a book of different kinds of creatures of Metamundus.

▼ LIMITS-WEAKNESSES ▼

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"No Strength without Weakness. That is the rule everyone and everything must follow."

As a Hero, Nale has a Fatal Flaw. Ironically for someone who is good at hiding, Nale graves attention. Being praised as a hero is like a narcotic to him, and if a chance to gain fame presents itself, Nales takes it.

All-Verse: The Initiative

<Snipped quote by Chiro>

No magic is just knowledge of the mystic arts passed on through teaching. There's also black magic granted by demons and devils, which can vary in power depending on the power of the entity.

@Weird Tales

As I thought.

Still, people of Metamundus are knowledgeable of magic of all kind, including those granted by Others.

Anyway, here's my character candidate.

Nale the Fate-Seeker

Nale the Fate-Seeker

"What is the quest?"

[Nataniel Molinero ⫻ Metamundus ⫻ 38 ⫻ Lawful Good]

▼ APPEARANCE ▼

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"Don't let appearances fool you. I know from experience."

Short and scrawny Nale ain't that impressive in appearance, but appearances can fool you. His body has over the years been filled with scars from confrontations with monsters. Nale wears a Heroes’ Guild uniform of brown leather trousers, jacket, boots, gloves and hat. He also has a necklace with a golden circle, a symbol of the Guild’s membership.

▼ PERSONALITY ▼

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"My brothers always called be a childish dreamer."

Though not as easily excited as in his youth, the mysteries of the world continue to fascinate Nale. He’s curious and inquisitive, wanting to know more of that which he doesn’t. During the mission he takes a serious attitude and will save any ally and innocent he can. He prefers studying a situation over jumping into danger, but can throw caution into the wind, if an opportunity to be the hero of the hour presents itself.

▼ BACKSTORY ▼

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"I was so excited when the oracle arrived to our village."

Nale wanted to be a hero as long as he can remember. The opportunity came when an Oracle visited his home village. However, Nale was shocked to discover that his destiny was not to be a hero. In fact it appeared he had no destiny at all. The Oracle, fascinated by the theoretical impossibility that Nale was, requested that the boy joins her on the Journey to Malana's capital, not to become a student at the Hero Academy he had wished, But to the Grand Temple of Order for studies. Later one night, unwilling to spend the rest of his life being researched by the oracles, Nale attempted to do something none had done before, sneak into the Hero Academy and study being a hero in secret. He managed to get in, but eventually was intercepted by the guards. The Grandmaster of the Heroes' Guild was impressed by the fact that Nale could get even to the walls of the academy, and let him join the other apprentices. It was then that Nale learnt his Arete of hiding, and gained the Hero's Name, Fate-Seeker, after the fact that his destiny has not been seen.

Over the following years Nale learnt how to be a hero. He has been an Apprentice at the school, Sidekick to professional adventurers, and now, having graduated from the academy, a Journeyman. He has fought vampires, faeries, witches, spirits and creatures stranger still, and travelled all across the lands of Metamundus. But the reason why Nale seemingly has no destiny has remained a mystery.

▼ ABILITIES & EQUIPMENT ▼

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"Now you see me, now you don't."

Nale possesses the Arete of Hiding. With it Nale can hide himself so well that he literally can’t be discovered. As long as he is in a spot that can conceal himself completely (in a corner, behind a rock etc.), it will be almost like he wasn’t there at all. Nale can’t hide, if there are no hiding spots, and disguises work only as well as they would on a normal person. He is also visible when he attacks from his hiding spot, though he knows how to take down a target quickly before hiding again. Objects and people he holds cannot be spotted either, provided the hiding place can conceal them, but they can be spotted if Nale leaves them.

Besides Arete, Hero trained by the Guild needs to be a jack-of-all-trades. Nale is a skilled knifefighter, though no duelist. He is observant and good at listening, which is useful for spying. He knows how to climb mountains and buildings, as well as jump far and ride a horse. Nale possesses great knowledge of the supernatural, necessary for a hero. He knows how to cook and speaks five languages (Metamundian tongues, though).

Nale mostly uses seven daggers, each made or coated in one of the seven alchemical metals (lead, tin, iron, gold, copper, mercury and silver) as weapons against creatures. He also has an eighth, steel dagger, to use against normal enemies.

During his travels Nale has some survival equipment, such as rope, lint, eating utensils, a small pot, bedroll, a small tent and some travel rations. He also had a compass and a book of different kinds of creatures of Metamundus.

▼ LIMITS-WEAKNESSES ▼

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"No Strength without Weakness. That is the rule everyone and everything must follow."

As a Hero, Nale has a Fatal Flaw. Ironically for someone who is good at hiding, Nale graves attention. Being praised as a hero is like a narcotic to him, and if a chance to gain fame presents itself, Nales takes it.

All-Verse: The Initiative

@Chiro our universes must be close by each other in the multiverse

@Weird Tales

Very probably, yes.

Although, does the nature and power of magic shift and change in Dark Universe, like on Metamundus?

All-Verse: The Initiative

It's a pretty big text I made here, and even that can be considered a bit of a skeleton. Still, I hope you like it.

Metamundus

Metamundus

(In the picture: A Hero has discovered an Other, and studies its actions to determine its nature)

▼ DESCRIPTION ▼

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^{[Fantasy, Horror]}

▼ AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD ▼

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Some universes are stable in nature, with little to no changes in the world and its nature. Metamundus is not such a world. It is one in a constant flux, where the dominance of different magic and monsters changes through the ages. During one Age a different type of monster, or Other, dominates the world, and another type during another Age. Before the current Age of Order, there was the undead dominated Age of Plagues, and before that the Fey dominated Age of Overlords.

On Metamundus, there is only one rule that remains constant: No Strength without Weakness.

▼ THE ONE RULE ▼

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What there being no Strength without Weakness means is all the power one gains through whatever means they are gained, makes one vulnerable to something (or someone) else. There are dozens of different varieties of vampires, with and equally large variety of powers, but all that power comes with the price of varied weaknesses.

Many weaknesses deal with alchemy. The principle of alchemy is that everything in the world is connected. The stars, metals, life and there is a certain natural harmony in the world. Powers, like illnesses, are disturbances to the harmony, and as such can never be truly in sync with the world. That is why a simple plant or object can become dangerous against a monster. Often a connection to say, a celestial body, means weakness to whatever is connected to it. For example, many shifters, such as werewolves, are both vulnerable to silver and involuntarily changed by the full moon, because silver and the Moon are alchemically connected to one another. Similarly iron is alchemically connected to the Red Warrior planet, and as such Fey go crazy under the Red Warrior's shine and are damaged by cold iron.

▼ THE AGE OF ORDER ▼

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Many consider the Age of Order, named after its dominant religion the Sacred Order, the latest Golden Age of mankind. Monsters are few and far between. Otherworlds stay distant and Otherborn remain human. But still from time to time something comes to threaten people, and then they need heroes. Heroes are the dominant beings of the Age of Order and considered blessed exemplars of the faith. High Magic is rare and generally discouraged excluding the Oracular Arts practiced by the Sacred Order's Oracles. It is through their divinations that most of the Heroes discover their destinies.

Alchemy on the other hand has provided some great new advances in technology, such as cast iron, muskets, clockwork and microscopes. The heroes have replaced their lances, swords and shining armors with large hats and pistols, though some still use old weapons, especially if they have the skills. Likewise the new printing press brings knowledge to the commoners who didn't have access to it during the Age of Plagues. And on the sea, new three-masted sailing ships bring explorers to the newly discovered continent to the East in search for fame, glory, and riches.

▼ SPECIES ▼

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Metamundus is full of all kinds of strange creatures. They come in so many varieties it would take ages to describe

• Humans: The true inhabitants of the Prime World. Ages come and go, as do connections to the Otherworlds, but in the end the humans remain at the center. Under normal circumstances humans are just mundane, possessing no real strength, but no weaknesses either. But humans are not to be underestimated, for what they lack in powers, they take back in wits. One moment they are helpless victims, and the next they plunge a silver dagger through your heart. In addition, from time to time a human can surpass mundane existence to become an Exemplar, though not without a cost.
  [-] Heroes: Humans who have tied themselves to a destiny of some kind. This destiny becomes a quest which they devote their existence to. In this quest they are helped by an Arete, a skill that they will surpass everyone, mortal and Other alike. But as a weakness each hero has a Fatal Flaw, a mental weakness they can never truly overcome.
  [-] High Mages: Prime World is full of magic. Anyone can use Low Magic, simple love potions, seances and the like. But for High Magic, the power to modify the world around you, you must embrace it. By feeling the power of the Otherworlds, a mage can cast fireballs, fly through the air and change people into frogs, among other things. But no Strength without Weakness. Low Magic is calm and steady, but High Magic causes disturbances when used. Breaches to the Otheworlds become more likely when High Magic is used wantonly. Spells cast can grow out of control and continue acting in ways the mage didn't intent to. And sometime the Prime World itself might act to remove the disturbance, and its cause by having the mage's own magic turn against them. High Magic, depending on its nature, can also affect the mage itself. For example, the Magocrats of Hexton practice a form of High Magic that affect their appearance by turning them uglier the older they are.
  [-] Alchemists: On the other hand, if High Magic seems too risky, you can turn become an alchemist. Alchemy is not just a path to becoming an exemplar, it is science, the philosophy of understanding the Prime World and its inner workings. With the right materials and knowledge, an alchemist can discover how to change matter, create life, even achieve immortality (or at least something close to it). Alchemy is also essential in studying the weaknesses of adversaries. However, using Alchemy risks destroying the body and the mind. Many alchemies lose their lives when using poorly made elixirs, or go mad from trying to solve one too many mysteries.
• Others: Beings of Magic, who live in the Otherworlds. Due to their nature, Others are usually bound to their home realms and cannot enter the Prime World on their own volition. To enter the Prime World, its magic and nature needs to be close to that Otherworld. The whole of Prime World doesn't need to lean towards that nature, but it still requires a large area and many humans. Alternatively an Other can be summoned.
  Note: Like humans, Others are not completely good or evil, but their interpretation of good and evil can be very different from
  [-] Angels: Others of Creation and Faith, Angels are drawn to places where humanity's belief in something greater than themselves is strong. Angels are the source of True Faith, which they give to the Belief's followers by binding themselves to the Belief's symbols, thus blessing it. As the source of True Faith, Angels can't be harmed by it, but their power over the world can be denied.
  [-] Demons: Others of Craving and Power, Demons appear where humanity's desires and ambitions run rampant. They usually appear, or are summoned by, individuals who desire something and to make a deal with a demon. However, as demons are covetous by nature these deals require a payment of some kind, which depends on the demon's desires. How loyal the demons are to their deals varies greatly, with some outright twisting the wishes into something horrible, just because they want to. But, since coveting and ambition by themselves aren't evil, some demons can be quite honest and pleasant. Still, you should think carefully before making deals with demons.
  [-] Fey: Others of Stories and Imagination, the fey appear wherever legends are told. The Fey define their existence through stories they listen, and the roles they choose to play. Their behavior can be determined, if you are knowledgeable of the stories and their archetypes. But one shouldn't assume things. Just like stories can go to completely unexpected directions, so can the Fey be something else than what they appear.
  [-] Dead: In the end, everything that has begun must eventually end. The dead are what remains when something, human or Other, dies. What happens to the dead depends. Some reincarnate, becoming living again, while others stay in the Afterlife, the Otherworld of the Dead. But from time to time a Dead, usually one from an unpleasant part of the Afterlife, returns to the Prime World for whatever reasons, usually to finish what was left undone as a living.
  [-] Spirits: Others of Life and World, Spirits can be pulled by just about anything, but usually by nature and its forces. Spirits are possibly the most diverse of all the Others, because they are reflections of the Prime World, as is Dreamland, the Spirit Otherworld. Spirits can resemble natural things, plants and animals, but also objects, emotions and even stranger concepts.
  [-] Elders: Others of Madness and Nihilism, Elders are rarely seen, but when they do they are terrifying. They don't seem to possess an Otherworld of their own, but seem to come from someplace even further. But as powerful as they are, no strength without weakness. While most others are usually just effected by single planets, entire constellations, and even time itself, can turn against the Elders. If they are ever trapped or banished, it will take until the stars are exactly right before they can act again, and even the slightest failure in summoning ends the entire ritual.
  [-] Ancients: The first Others, they were the Giants, the Dragons, and other monsters of the First Ages. Unlike the rest of the Others, Ancients were the beings of the Prime World, and it was their home. Ancients are believed to be long gone, driven to extinction by the first Heroes, but from time to time a monster of old legends seems to appear. Usually it's a Fey trying to live the legend of the Ancient, but on Metamundus things can change quickly.
  [-] Beings stranger still: The people of Metamundus have come to accept that there is always something new to meet and face. Perhaps there are Otherworlds even beyond the emptiness the Elders call home.
• Otherborn: Beings who exist between humanity and Otherhood. Despite the name, Otherborn isn't necessarily the child of a human and an Other, though some are. An Otherborn can also be for example an Other essence inhabiting a human body, or vice versa. Because there are so many different ways to be an Otherborn, they are typically classified based on their origins, which is sufficient, because Otherborn share the strenghts and weaknesses of their Other counterparts, though not on the same level. Otherborn are beings of the Primal World and thus don't require the presence of Other aspect to exist, though if the quantity of magic in the Primal World is low, Otherborn may not awaken to their Other nature, remaining a human. Likewise, they don't need aspect to define themselves, though many are drawn towards them (A changeling is more likely to be interested in stories than a cambion). Curiously, the Others seem to be vulnerable to their Otherborn counterparts. Another interesting thing is that many Otherborn seem to be able to turn their victims into one of their own, which also becomes rarer when magic is rare.
  [-] Nephilim: Otherborn of Angel origin. Although they often have power over light and energy, they don't possess power over True Faith. Nephilim are rare, but like Heroes, when they appear they tend to play large roles in the fate of the Prime World. Often the increase of Nephilim and Cambion awakenings is a sign that an Age is coming to an end.
  [-] Cambions: Otherborn of Demon origin. Rare, like the Nephilim, and play large roles when an Age is starting to come to an end (Usually as a representative of a darker Next Age).
  [-] Changelings: Otherborn of Fey origin. Changelings are most likely to feel out of place in the world, like they don't fit where they live, so they often tend to be travelers.
  [-] Undead: Otherborn of Dead origin. Many Undead sustain themselves by feeding on the living (though some, like ghouls, feed on corpses instead), which makes them likeliest of the Otherborn to turn their victims into one of their own.
  [-] Shifter: Otherborn of Spirit origin. Shifters live a double existence, changing from their human form to their spirit form. Sometimes that change is voluntary, but often the Power of the Planets forces the change.
  [-] Starspawn: Otherborn of Elder origin. Starspawn tend to be isolationist, living in small communities of their own kind and don't like stranger. They are however welcoming

All-Verse: The Initiative

I also have a universe and a character I'd gladly make part of this game, if there is still room.

Maximum City: Superhero Sandbox Adventure

What's your stance on powers that are reliant on a device of some kind, a wand or a ring or similar, with losing the device rendering the hero powerless?

🌌 Ultraverse: Strifes and Triumphs. (Superhero RP, Always Open). 🌌

Mr Gimmick

Name: Jake Coulson

Super Hero/Villain Identity: Mr Gimmick II
Age: 63
Nationality: American
Location: Mobile

Appearance:
Jake has brown hair going grey, light green eyes, clean shaved face, and a mole in the right cheek. He has an average body type for a person of his height, though his armor makes him look bulkier.

As Mr Gimmick, Jake uses a body armor that can be changed and modified depending on the theme he is using at the moment. The default Mr Gimmick costume uses green colored covers with a red G in the breast plate. The mask consists of a helmet with black goggles. Jake uses a fake blonde goatee attached to the face with theater glue both in this armor and any other costumes he may decide to wear.

Personality:
To Jake, being supervillainy is more than just being a criminal. It's about being an artist, with banks and jewelry stores as canvases and gadgets and powers as brushes. He takes the rules of villainy very seriously and doesn't like it when villains try to take a theme that's already taken. As Mr.Gimmick, Jake uses several themes, but considers it an earned privilege. He also won't borrow another villain's theme without permission. Jake is polite and respectful, both in and out of costume, though his Mr.Gimmick persona is also playful. He tries to act as a parental figure and mentor to younger villains.

Bio:
Some villains are in it for the money, others for power, and some for the fun. One of the latter was Jake's mentor Henry Walker, the original Mr Gimmick. He was the inventor of the campy supervillain archetype, who broke the law using a certain theme. This fad was quite popular during the 50s and 60s, and what drew Jake into villainy.

Jake became a villain at the age of 13. Back then he was little more than a bullied loser, until he met an older man, who told him about villains and how they did what they wanted and never let themselves get pushed around. From these lessons Jake gained confidence to confront his bullies and defeat them, while also gaining a friend and mentor in the man, Henry.

Throughout the following years, Jake spent nights and weekends causing mischief as Mr. Gimmicks minion, Problem Child. When his knack for technology was discovered, Henry incorporated them to their new heists. Life was good and exciting, until that dreadful day, when the Dark Age began.

Henry retired, depressed over the direction heroes had taken, and told Jake to leave supervillainy as well in fear of what the Darks would do to him. But eventually Dark Age ended as well and with them the old heroics returned. And with them Jake returned as the second Mr Gimmick.

But like his predecessor, Jake is getting old and soon needs to find a successor of his own. But who would be worthy of following such a legacy?

Equipment:
At the moment Mr. Gimmick possesses the following:
-A body armor with interchangeable parts and colors.
-A similarly easy to modify escape car.
-A truck which he uses to carry the escape car and whatever other stuff he has with him.
- A bunch of calling cards with a red G.
- Current body armor parts include:
- Grappler
- Smoke grenades
- Thieve's Tools
- Goggles with multiple sights, including heat and night

Skills: Jake is a trained gadgeteer with some adventurer training, including boxing, added in, though he's using the gadgets more and more. Gadgets are designed with interchangeability in mind so that they can be reused multiple times. Jake is a talented escape artist and stage magician, which he uses to escape. He also knows a lot of creating costumes along with gadgets.

{Open to Application} Rebellion is Our Calling - Revive

@Aerandir

Yep. I've just been busy for the last few days.

Unheroic: The Fish and The Falls [Closed]

@Veradana

Nale listened to River's explanation with interest.

"That's quite fascinating, actually" He admitted, rubbing his chin, "I mean, that's nothing new for me, but for winged people to exist in your state during this time and era. I would understand if this was the Age of the Overlords, but... On the other hand, sometimes magic varies regionally. Let's ponder this when there is more time. I have a feeling it's going to take a day or two to solve this."

@Lumiere

Nale, not really noticing the foreman's disapproval of his behavior, sighed in disappointment, "I suppose we have to get to the Fleshworks then. Better notify the - Gyaa-oh!"

Nale jumped away from the cart and let out a horrified exclamation as he looked at the foreman and the other newts. He hadn't even realized the workers weren't humans, so focused he was on finding his daggers. Now he realized it and was terrified. In his world a race of reptiles metalworking underground fit only one description: Kobolds.

Kobolds belonged to the faerie species, more specifically to a subtype called the Small Folk, craftsmen of incredible skill shorter than humans. Small folk were usually helpful, but merciless if anyone insulted them. Nale was terrified for his life. He had barged in and started going through the kobolds' stuff without asking permission or showing any other kind of politeness.

"I-I-I'm so terribly sorry," Nale stuttered, dreading the fate the kobolds would plan against him. "I didn't mean to barge in like that. I... If there is a way to pay for my transgression just tell me your price."

He then rushed to the other companions. "Listen! Don't take anything unless they give permission! Be polite and follow their rules! This is their place and... their... realm?"

It was at that moment when he remembered his conversation with Pox before going to the warehouse.

@ShwiggityShwah

Nale groaned after Pox had described his realm's... Laws of Essence it must have been what he said. They were from different realms after all, and not only that, things Nale took for granted didn't apply everywhere.

"If what your are saying is true, Po... Sir Pox" Nale quickly corrected himself. Perhaps a certain level of formality was good now, "Then we are screwed. If you can gain power without getting a weakness as payment, then that would mean that you can become invincible. And if that is true, Kazzok might be invincible as well"

[Everyone in the storeroom]

Nale slapped his face.

"I'm an idiot." He sighed before turning back to everyone. "I apologize for that show earlier. This whole imprisonment in a foreign realm and all is driving me crazy." He sighed deeply, "Anyway, we should all join the others and move on. Also, those of you who didn't hear, our actual stuff is in the Fleshworks, so we'll probably have to go through there, if that's okay with Anchiel, which I'll ask once we get back with the rest."

{Open to Application} Rebellion is Our Calling - Revive

@Aerandir I'll keep that in mind. Let's say that at the moment Annabelle is simply on the run from the law.

Well, if she was a Merchant, she probably lived in Yeruse, though as a freeholder I was thinking that she lived in a town north of Yeruse (from where she ran into the woods to be an outlaw)

Of course, if a particular area is known as Tricaelia's breadbasket, Annabelle might be from there