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Leithe Abaelard
Age
15
Gender
Male
Race
Ravenfellan Breton raised as a Wesirinfellan Breton
Weapons
Dagger and a belt knife
Sling (his cloth belt doubles as a sling)
Hidden blades on his person (as in throwing knives in his sleeves and at his waist at the back and a knife at his back with its hilt near the back of his neck, one at his waist towards his back, and in his boots)
Equipment
He wears a sturdy finely woven wool tunic with a leather jerkin over it, breeches loosely fitted to his legs, sturdy boots, and a woolen cloak.
Inventory
His coin purse hangs around his neck beneath his tunic. Within the confines of the city, only guards, knights, and nobility were allowed to carry a sword. However, swords are expensive things, so Leithe leaves his safely at home. In general, he travels lightly, so he carries with him no more than a few coins (which should be enough to see him through the day), his dagger and belt knife (and those hidden blades of his), and a small wineskin which he filled with fresh clean water.
Appearance
His long wavy brown hair is swept out of his face and tied back with a strip of patterned leather. He is tall and broad shouldered. His muscles have been built well for fighting and his hands have sword calluses. His skin is tanned from exposure to the outdoors and his mother’s vivid blue eyes gaze out from his angular face. He is not ugly, nor is he plain. He is not jaw-droppingly beautiful nor is he stunningly handsome. He is merely quietly handsome. He has no scars or freckles. To be honest, his defining trait is his more sturdy frame and his eyes.
Background
Leithe’s grandfather Cinead’s closest friend was a Wesirinfellan Noble of the Argyle family, and so Leithe’s father, Adair a Ravenfellan Breton, was fostered with the Argyle. That was where he met his lady wife, Leithe’s mother. As such, when he brought her back to his family, he was willing to raise his children as Wesirinfellan Bretons. Every last one of his sons have been fostered out to Wesirinfellan families for a time to “broaden their perspectives.” As such, Leithe and all his siblings have handled, tamed, and trained horses.
The Abaelard’s land has always been good for raising wandering livestock. They had an estate in the plains near Prais. Prais is a wealthy hub and crossroads of trade. The soil was rich and dark, and the fields were open and wide. The lands were carefully checked to make sure no plants dangerous to the animals raised on it were allowed to flourish. They were always careful to make sure their horses wander about their land so that they did not graze too long in one location. Leithe’s father had strong connections with the Argyle family and regularly traded horses with them to keep their herds from becoming too inbred. Their trade in horses had made the Abaelard quite wealthy.
Leithe’s mother had the makings of a very fine trade in wool and cloth. She had skills as a seamstress, her woolspun thread was fine and even, and she had no little skills in weaving. She made an investment in a special breed of sheep that possessed a very fine soft fleece. The creatures were well known to be very delicate and prone to getting diseases, and so they were not in often raised. However, the softness and fineness of their wool made the wool worth a great deal of money. A shawl of fine lace made with the wool was fine enough to be drawn through a wedding band. Beside this herd, there was another, larger herd she kept of well-bred but more common sheep. As such, their wool was of good quality, but incomparable to the small herd of the other sheep. They were easier to care for, as they were sturdy little beasties.
Leithe was the sixth true-born son of his noble father. As far as he knew, he had no half-siblings, for his father had been faithful to his mother. His eldest brother was the heir, his second eldest brother was in the military, his third brother was a mage and a scholar, his fourth brother was a priest and a scholar, and his fifth oldest brother was a patron of the arts and had been proven to have talent in both music and visual arts (Bard). That left Leithe, the sixth son, with no particular position to fill, beside courtier. His younger sister, the only girl, is following after her mother’s footsteps in spinning and weaving wool.
Court politics were not exactly his favorite thing to spend his time on. Unlike the other courtiers, he was introduced to the court only recently (one season at court), and as such, was far behind his peers in knowledge and skill in the intricacies of court. His peers, after all, had been toddling about the court since they were old enough to make an appearance. His clothing, though of well-made, finely tailored cloth, was several fashions behind, and plain as well. As such, he was referred to as the country bumpkin.
To some he had protection in his family name, wealth, and his own skills. In his own ways, he was ahead of the others. His family taught him self-sufficiency, and to do what was right and honorable. If he wished to have a pet, he must train it and tame it as well. If he wished to have a horse, he must care for it first before tending to himself. After all, the horse bore most of the burden, so the least he could do is to care for it well in return for its service.
In Weaponswork, his Weaponsmaster was well-skilled and a good teacher. Hard work was praised and rewarded, and so Leithe had fully dedicated himself to his classes. After he knocked his first few challengers flat on their backs in bouts with practice blades, most of the other courtiers never bothered to openly challenge him to swordwork again.
His Weaponsmaster had dismissed gentleman’s sword-fighting as good for nothing but sport. Leithe had shared that sentiment. Moving back and forth in a straight line to attack did little good when fighting bandits, though it likely had some use in narrow passages. And as sure as hell, a bandit, assassin, or soldier wouldn’t wait for the polite salute to attack.
He had been trained to deal with bandits and rough weather. His Weaponsmaster had reasoned that he might as well be taught as if he would need these skills, because there might well come a time when he would have to fight to survive. He’d been chased around the salle at their home multiple times by his second oldest brother, his Weaponsmaster, and his armsmen. Due to this he had more stamina, skill, and experience than most other courtiers who had been in court since their childhood.
In archery, his aim was decent. In areas of magic, even if he did not possess the skill, he knew of magic. He understood some of the theories behind magic. In areas of scholarship, he had three brothers to rely on to fill his head with knowledge, so in that too, he was ahead. After all, everyone knew that scholars loved to talk about their studies and discoveries, and bards loved to hear themselves talk.
Unfortunately, none of this really prepared him for court life. Books and tales, unfortunately, were no substitute for real experience. His knowledge and his skills were no match for the cunning and wiles of his peers. It did not help that he was foreign to these sorts of machinations, and at times walked straight into them unaware of the danger. As such, he is not popular at court, and has no great friends. Had he wished to use his family name and wealth, perhaps things were different, but he entered court with the foolish notion of slipping in as a member of a lesser family.
In court he is known as Kester Ross. At times he gets nicknamed Kestrel and there are falcon jokes made about him at times. He chose the last name of a lesser family that does not have any connections with Abaelard. However, he’s certain the deception won’t be revealed because of his own relationship with the heir of that family, a Glenn Ross. They met by chance in Prais when Glenn was tavern hopping and brawling in the streets for fun. Since then, it’s been Leithe’s job to haul Glenn out of the trouble he caused.
Leithe and Glenn have gone to visit each other from time to time in Glenn’s estate and in Prais. As the Ross family isn’t particularly wealthy or famous, it was easy enough to pretend to be a distant poorer cousin to Glenn. Also the persona of Kester Ross was originally created by Glenn when inviting Leithe into his estate. Originally, it was just for fun, and to prevent his flustered family from trying to throw a feast and cozy up to Leithe. It took some convincing in secret to get the rest of Glenn’s family to accept Leithe as if he was part of the family.
Leithe isn’t exactly sure how Glenn managed it. He didn’t believe it was possible, but somehow that’s what happened. Glen has not yet explained how he convinced his family to pretend Leithe was a cousin so quickly. Even the servants don’t know that Leithe wasn’t truly a cousin, and servants always seem to know every little bit of gossip. Leithe has a few strong suspicions though. He’d given Glenn a few skeins of fine thread made from the soft wool of the delicate sheep. Last he’d seen of them, the girls were happily making shawls of the dyed thread.
The happenings and rumors around court disturbed him. As tax after tax was passed, he found himself filled with a growing indignation and anger. Did that fool of a “king” truly think such burdensome taxes would cause no problems? Alone in the court as he was, he simply had no choice to sit there and stew in his anger. Even he was not foolish enough to voice his discontent.
Personality
Leithe is untried. He has never felt any great emotions. Not great anger, not great sorrow, not great love. He has never truly tasted betrayal or loss as he finds the petty squabbles of court ridiculous and had been warned enough that he had not truly trusted in those who approached him. As such, their “betrayal” had been partially expected.
As a person, he is naïve and idealistic. His head is full of bard’s tales and foolish ideas of adventure and glory. He is kind-hearted, convinced of his immortality (as all young things are), and impetuous. He has no great skill at court politics, nor has he been armored against the claws of the more… subtle, nobles he keeps company with.
Job
Courtier
Skills
Archery
Dagger
Herbalism
Knife Throwing
Stealth
Sword and Shield
Weapon Proficiency
Traits
N/A
Magic
He has no great skill with magic. His magic skills, at best, are small. His knowledge is much deeper than a common layman. At best, if he dedicated himself to magic, he likely would never get further than journeyman mage.
Talent
N/A
Strengths
Knowledge, Weapon skills, Willingness to work hard and learn, Relatively well-rounded, and young enough to continue to grow.
Weaknesses
Naivety, Belief in his immortality, impetuousness, recklessness, No knack at court politics, not the best at diplomacy by a longshot.
Theme
Within Temptation (ft. Tarja Turunen) - Paradise (What About Us?)
Estylwen said I'm going to post tomorrow and move us to the water. Then we're booking shit after our poor little runaway, eh Dlay?
This'll be interesting :P
PKMNB0Y saidMy short takes me a long time too :P
Your short is about our average, man. Don't worry about it.
El_Tigre saidIt's a pity you couldn't, we actually ended up going to a gelato place, and it was pretty good.
I want to accompany you to Ice Cream :D
PKMNB0Y said But yeah, you guys are pretty interesting. Like one big dysfunctional family, minus all the awkward family relations and stuff. Hue.
Heh, that's polite of you :P
«Sword Art Online» was a beautiful VRMMORPG. It was the first of its kind, and with it, virtual reality had made huge leaps and bounds. This was all because of the genius of Kayaba Akihiko. Like the rest of the world, he had waited with baited breath, for every bit of released information from the beta testers. A true virtual reality game. This was so interesting. Of course, his beloved parents had made sure to "surprise" him with the game and the «Nerve Gear» the day before the servers launched. He had seen it coming, oftentimes, all he had to do was express keen interest repeatedly about one item, and somehow, it would "magically" appear. Of course, he smiled as if they had given him the world, and thanked them prettily and profusely every time. To get whatever he wanted, all it took was good behavior, and that was a small price for Akira.
When he went to the store to upgrade his equipment, he picked a curved sword because it looked interesting. There was no other reason for his decision. He had recklessly, happily, chased after and slaughtered frenzy boars and gathered loot. When a blue light from above teleported him to the city, he had been bursting with curiosity. When Kayaba Akihiko told them that the world as they knew it had truly changed, his heart raced. Not from terror, but from excitement. He was exhilarated. This world— this life— was truly interesting. Kayaba Akihiko was a genius. There could be nothing more interesting than this. For only a moment, he thought that he would have preferred to see it from the outside, to see what would happen and if Kayaba’s words were truth, but right on the heels of that thought, he had a new one. In his current position, he had a front row seat to how the world would change.
There would be no boredom here. No matter where he looked, something interesting would be happening somewhere in this world. Someone would die, screaming their despair and fury at the creator. Someone would murder and rob and ruin the life of another. There would be chaos and carnage in the city. They could not hide in the city forever, and tempers would rise and fights would happen. To see that moment, that look, in the eyes of someone who knew that it truly was the end… How would that feel? How would it feel to know you were dying? Then caution came to him. If he wished to enjoy his front row seat, if he wanted to be able to watch this interesting thing until the end, he must become strong. Power and wealth would be his lifeblood if he had the strength to obtain them. If he wanted to continue to see interesting things, he must live. He must survive.
A slow smile spread over Akira’s face. He was Wakahisa. He was ”Young Forever”. He would not die. He would live, and he would enjoy every last minute of this world, until it was dragged screaming to its end, bathed in the blood of the hundreds, maybe even thousands, who would die. This world was beautiful. It was perfect. And he, he would be there to watch it die.
When he went to the store to upgrade his equipment, he picked a curved sword because it looked interesting. There was no other reason for his decision. He had recklessly, happily, chased after and slaughtered frenzy boars and gathered loot. When a blue light from above teleported him to the city, he had been bursting with curiosity. When Kayaba Akihiko told them that the world as they knew it had truly changed, his heart raced. Not from terror, but from excitement. He was exhilarated. This world— this life— was truly interesting. Kayaba Akihiko was a genius. There could be nothing more interesting than this. For only a moment, he thought that he would have preferred to see it from the outside, to see what would happen and if Kayaba’s words were truth, but right on the heels of that thought, he had a new one. In his current position, he had a front row seat to how the world would change.
There would be no boredom here. No matter where he looked, something interesting would be happening somewhere in this world. Someone would die, screaming their despair and fury at the creator. Someone would murder and rob and ruin the life of another. There would be chaos and carnage in the city. They could not hide in the city forever, and tempers would rise and fights would happen. To see that moment, that look, in the eyes of someone who knew that it truly was the end… How would that feel? How would it feel to know you were dying? Then caution came to him. If he wished to enjoy his front row seat, if he wanted to be able to watch this interesting thing until the end, he must become strong. Power and wealth would be his lifeblood if he had the strength to obtain them. If he wanted to continue to see interesting things, he must live. He must survive.
A slow smile spread over Akira’s face. He was Wakahisa. He was ”Young Forever”. He would not die. He would live, and he would enjoy every last minute of this world, until it was dragged screaming to its end, bathed in the blood of the hundreds, maybe even thousands, who would die. This world was beautiful. It was perfect. And he, he would be there to watch it die.
Much to my amusement, my manager/boss has thrown me out three times in 2 days. Once at the end of the day saying I wasn't being paid enough to work overtime.
Then once after lunch saying that I needed to go take a break (because other than my lunch break, I hadn't taken one) and that she didn't want to see me for a good fifteen minutes.
Then again at the end of the day. She let me off 15 minutes early when she was leaving, and offered to drive me to my apartment which was down the street XD
I often panicked and accidentally sent myself into a hailstorm of bullets when I should have gone the other way :P
Yeah, I figured as much :P I used to react that way as well :P
Ah, happy writing?
It's like having a lap kitty :D
EDIT: Posted, sorry it's short, I have to go accompany someone to buy ice cream. XD
Then once after lunch saying that I needed to go take a break (because other than my lunch break, I hadn't taken one) and that she didn't want to see me for a good fifteen minutes.
Then again at the end of the day. She let me off 15 minutes early when she was leaving, and offered to drive me to my apartment which was down the street XD
PKMNB0Y saidXD
We force him to post, because what else do we do with him? No really. lol.
I've always had fun playing Touhou. Unlike 90% of the people I know, I don't get crosseyed when faced with thousands of pretty bullets hurtling at my face at 50 miles an hour. =P
And the whole yuri/yaoi debate is what made me take a step back and like... Noo thanks lol.
Played some League with ninja just now (the runeless AP Nami too op), I'll be busy writing up a post now.
I often panicked and accidentally sent myself into a hailstorm of bullets when I should have gone the other way :P
Yeah, I figured as much :P I used to react that way as well :P
Ah, happy writing?
AliceZaru saidLol... I just got back from work, I guess I might as well get started but it'll probably be a while.
DLAYETH Post please I love your Boy CS xD
El_Tigre saidXD Fortunately, my character would probably just be amused by it :P
awwww :) staking claim are we? :P
Caits saidAnd we love you too :P
I love you guys. You are all wonderfully weird.
liferusher said*pets some more* ^^
Thank you*snuggels some more in the legs of dlayeth while being patted on the head
It's like having a lap kitty :D
EDIT: Posted, sorry it's short, I have to go accompany someone to buy ice cream. XD
Little_ninja said
Was in middle of game, would of saved youWell whateverIt's good that you got outNow then ... what do we do with El_Tigre, who is trapped in the net?
I did say I freed them both.
liferusher saidAwwwww~<3
*dashes towards dlayeth his legs grabs onto them and buries face in legs trying to hide
*pats head* It's alright. Everything's fine. You're safe now. ^^ (...Probably....)
Anyways, I should head off to work now.
AliceZaru saidWhat's sexy?
SO SEXEH XD
Caits said
I think..I think...I think I fixed the CS linksAnd Dlayeth, I'm not sure f you saw that I added the health stats, agility and strength stats, and now I have added some more skills to the two handed sword skills. I can add them to the tester site if you wish, since I know which ones have been edited. I'm also working on the third floor.
Please do, I'm on my lunch break. I'll be busier from now on :/
I'm only working 20 hours this week.
PKMNB0Y said
Just read through the OoC since I was last on....My brain. Just... Okay, I'm just gonna... Screw it, gonna play some Touhou to calm myself down.That aside, ninja, you're on League EUW? Are the rumors about servers being crap there true?I'll go make my post in a bit... Yeah. A bit.
Oh? What's wrong with the OOC?
And your brain?
Also, touhou is interesting. I always sucked at it though.
El_Tigre said
Oh no!! Don't cry!*hurries over to her side and pasted a hello kitty bandaid onto the top of her head* There! All better :)
Oh, tigre's back. Welcome back.
liferusher said
*grabs onto net while crying while having a hello kitty bandaid on headNinja-san save me*sniff
... awwww... there there, don't cry. *frees tigre and liferusher from the net*
Real Name
Akira Himura
Username
Wakahisa
Age
17
Gender
Male
Preferred Armor
Medium Armor
Preferred Weapon
One-handed Curved Sword
Bio
Akira was born and raised Japanese. He’s an only child to parents who spoil him. In classes and sports he was consistently in the upper quarter of his grade. His parents bought the game «Sword Art Online» for him.
Personality
There’s much that Akira would do for a laugh, and very little he’ll allow getting in his way. He’s practical and decisive. He won’t bother thinking about something he can do nothing about. He’s lacking in empathy and in anxiety. He only bothers with things he’s interested in.
Skills
Combat Skills
«Battle Healing» - Recover low amounts of HP over time during battle. It can be leveled up by constantly getting one's HP into the red zone
«Meditation» - «Extra Skill» Increases HP regeneration and decreases the remaining time of negative statuses by entering a mental concentration pose. Obtained in a 6th floor quest.
«Light Metal Equipment» - The effectiveness with which a player can use Light Metal Equipment.
Martial Art Skills
N/A
Non-combat Skills
«Cooking» - The effectiveness with which a player can combine ingredients to create varieties of food, some of which can have medicinal properties. Higher level of skill allows the cooking of higher-ranked foods.
«Equipment Appraisal» - The ability to identify the Maker, Style, Damage Level/Defense Level, Name, Enchantments and Durability of a piece of equipment. Higher levels give more information.
«Purchase Negotiation» - The effectiveness with which a player can barter when purchasing from NPCs.
«Sales Negotiation» - The effectiveness with which a player can barter when selling items to NPCs.
Passive Skills
«Searching» - The ability to find players in Hiding. Higher level of skill allows you to find players/monsters hiding.
«Detection» - A sixth sense, allowing the player to notice enemies and secrets from a distance. Greater mastery allows detection of monsters in «Hiding» status and primitive booby traps, such as snares and pitfalls.
«Hiding» - Allows for a person to disappear. Only works on targets that use visual tracking.
«Night Vision» - The player can see better in darker conditions.
«Sprint (Passive & Sword Skill)» - This skill is both an activatable burst of speed, and a passive increase in the player's effectiveness at dodging strikes.
Sword Skills
One-handed Curved Sword
Knife Throwing
Real Name
Akira Himura
Username
Wakahisa
Age
17
Gender
Male
Preferred Armor
Medium Armor
Preferred Weapon
One-handed Curved Sword
Bio
Akira was born and raised Japanese. He’s an only child to parents who spoil him. In classes and sports he was consistently in the upper quarter of his grade. His parents bought the game «Sword Art Online» for him.
Personality
There’s much that Akira would do for a laugh, and very little he’ll allow getting in his way. He’s practical and decisive. He won’t bother thinking about something he can do nothing about. He’s lacking in empathy and in anxiety. He only bothers with things he’s interested in.
Skills
Combat Skills
«Battle Healing» - Recover low amounts of HP over time during battle. It can be leveled up by constantly getting one's HP into the red zone
«Meditation» - «Extra Skill» Increases HP regeneration and decreases the remaining time of negative statuses by entering a mental concentration pose. Obtained in a 6th floor quest.
«Light Metal Equipment» - The effectiveness with which a player can use Light Metal Equipment.
Martial Art Skills
N/A
Non-combat Skills
«Cooking» - The effectiveness with which a player can combine ingredients to create varieties of food, some of which can have medicinal properties. Higher level of skill allows the cooking of higher-ranked foods.
«Equipment Appraisal» - The ability to identify the Maker, Style, Damage Level/Defense Level, Name, Enchantments and Durability of a piece of equipment. Higher levels give more information.
«Purchase Negotiation» - The effectiveness with which a player can barter when purchasing from NPCs.
«Sales Negotiation» - The effectiveness with which a player can barter when selling items to NPCs.
Passive Skills
«Searching» - The ability to find players in Hiding. Higher level of skill allows you to find players/monsters hiding.
«Detection» - A sixth sense, allowing the player to notice enemies and secrets from a distance. Greater mastery allows detection of monsters in «Hiding» status and primitive booby traps, such as snares and pitfalls.
«Hiding» - Allows for a person to disappear. Only works on targets that use visual tracking.
«Night Vision» - The player can see better in darker conditions.
«Sprint (Passive & Sword Skill)» - This skill is both an activatable burst of speed, and a passive increase in the player's effectiveness at dodging strikes.
Sword Skills
One-handed Curved Sword
Knife Throwing
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