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Tigre AH, I'm still not done with my Virgil introduction! *rushes to type as fast as possible*

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Kage, I agree. It is entirely possible for such old families to be well renowned in the whole region. As NewSun mentioned, the O'Nidas family also came into wealth because of the eco-generators, so those three families could in fact know each other - although not as intimately. I'll put this out there that anyone with a wealthy background will be aware of the miracle child born out of a sculpture named Elizabeth Daedalus. It is also possible that at one point, her original sculpture was in the hands of one of those families. It would be rather interesting for an x year old Ella to know an x year old Noah, or even owned by the O'Nidas family when Aaron was still fully human. Ella was raised in an already exclusive group where her special circumstances her even more unique, and families that once "owned" her sculpture would definitely know about her. On the other hand, Ella didn't really pay much attention to the wealthy or royal. Feel free to incorporate it into your backstories if you think it would add to the story.

With that being said, she has been treated as a prized possession even before becoming sentient again, and because of her natural charm ability, attention and special treatment is something she has just grown accustomed to. She's stayed under the radar by calling herself Ella and staying away from high society, but she is nonetheless fairly noticeable even in a crowd of thousands, and it wouldn't be surprising for an O'Nidas or a Lucas to recognize her.

That aside, it wouldn't be all that surprising for Virgil to know such wealthy families as well, but he has a knack for erasing his existence from the history books. He also doesn't find a point in remembering the names of families he has toyed with. Such families get swallowed by the drama he cleverly constructs up from their insecurities to even remember Virgil. Those who do remember him don't even realize just how much of an impact he had on their family's circumstances. Virgil pulls strings from the shadows. He is by no means a main character, and he is also too apathetic to be a villain. Without an external force driving him, he wouldn't even have a purpose at all, and he would be useless to the story without Ella.

Anyway, I was away from the computer all day, but I will be writing again after this and will hopefully finish Virgil's introduction before the last participant realizes that the story has already started.

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Ahaha, Okay, so the Daedalus family is one of the wealthiest families in Oden. They trace their wealth far before the eco-generators, but their wealth basically exploded when they invested in them.

I'm trying to conceptualize a mansion for the Daedalus house as that is where Virgil's story starts. To put some things in perspective - the house has been rebuilt from the original with the addition of a few tiny things. The Daedalus family has managed to get around the rule of not cutting trees down by simply moving them (digging whole chunks of the earth out to get the roots as well) where they needed. The house also sits next to a river that runs throughout the northwestern part of the region, and it runs through the city of Oden. The Daedalus property is a few thousand acres of land, mostly covered in forests apart from the roadway that leads into the house, and the outer terrace that opens up to the lake.

As I mentioned in Virgil's CS, he's a collector of antiques, and he really enjoys this sort of architecture, so I'm trying to go into fine detail about it, but at the same time I'm trying not to go too overboard. I think I've found a different way around it, though, so as to spare everyone the details.

I usually make an outline before I write down everything so I can tweak things more easily, and I just realized that I have two pages on standard word format of just my draft alone, plus another page of just outlines, and I'm trying to trim away at everything that is not important, but it's getting difficult. I guess I have to kill some of my darlings...

TL:DR Welcome to advanced RP.

ALSO, WHERE IS EVERYONE ELSE?

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Anyone have any architectural experience? Trying to describe a venetian style mansion mixed with current elements, but I'm having a hard time describing it.

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Sounds good Vale. It's short, but quite informative of your character's rage and brute strength.
NewSun, I'm glad the money was enough to get Aaron to join. It is quite a lot of money indeed. Aaron, however, may not find it so easy to defend against these assailants without killing them, and I'm going to add a little something about one of the bandits that might interest him even more down the road.

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First post made. I decided to use an introduction through Ballos rather than Virgil as Virgil's story is more personal.
You can choose to start off either already arriving in M'alo, or just now hearing of the news and heading up there. It's up to you, but I feel like there is enough intrigue for all the characters to want to join. After all, Adranium is hard to come by.

HUGE EDIT.

Reread the last paragraph if you started reading the first post shortly after this post was made. I added something that I thought was kind of important.

Also, if you decide to add an oxygen tank in your inventory, just add it to your CS and make a new post explaining what it's like and, if necessary, how you got it.

For Ella
~ A Daedalus brand travel pack with a detachable micro oxygen tank that can carry up to a week's worth of oxygen. Other contents include food rations, a tiny collapsable camouflage tent, and a photograph of her adoptive parents, Marcus and Amelia Daedalus.

I want to note that her adoptive parents run an oxygen company that sells both oxygen and oxygen tanks. The Daedalus brand is quite popular and has decent oxygen tanks that sell at a reasonable price and can be bought anywhere. The one she carries is a deluxe version, but the standard version can be bought with the capacity to hold 3 days worth, but is not attached to a travel pack and only costs 40 krell, so if you're too lazy to make up a back story for a decent, lightweight oxygen tank, you can just say that your character has that.

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Chapter 1: The Uprising

The beautiful city of M'alo has long since been renowned for its wealth and natural resources. Creatures of all sorts have lived in harmony for half a millennia, and the city's fortified walls and military have made it an ideal residence for many. However, in the recent years other cities in the south and west have been raided with little effort. Even M'alo has become victim to these unknown attackers. While their defenses have been successful in deterring the bandits, the citizens of M'alo have begun to question their own safety. Even Belloc, the city's mayor of over sixty years has grown concerned over the welfare of his people. He had sent out spies to gather information about the sudden attacks, and had found something rather sinister lurking in the shadows, but kept the information known only to his small council. In an effort to quell the fear of his people, Mayor Belloc called for an assembly to discuss plans to prevent further attacks.
On the appointed day of the assembly at high noon, the citizens of M'alo gathered at the town square awaiting the mayor and his council. The crowd was bustling with talk over their own safety and some even spoke of traveling north to seek solace. Mayor Belloc arrived in a grand fashion, walking through the crowd with a confident grin spread across his face. He greeted each individual he passed on his way to the podium, shaking their hands and even embracing some he was more intimate with. He reached the podium and cleared his throat as if beckoning the crowd to give them his attention.

"People of M'alo," his voice resounded with great spirit and authority, "as all of you know, we have been under attack by bandits over the last few weeks. Our soldiers have been successful in keeping them from breaching our beautiful city, but these bandits do not seem to know the meaning of restraint. We have lost a few great men in these raids, and many proud citizens have worked tirelessly in repairing our city walls, but our people can only do so much. However, fear not as I have found a solution to our problem. I propose that we spread news over radio lines and messengers to seek aid in keeping our beautiful city safe!" Mayor Belloc gestured at his civil servants to hand out flyers to the crowd. The flyer read:

For Hire.
The City of M'alo is seeking talented individuals with combat experience to aid us in defending our city.
Each month we are willing to offer you:
One Adranium Coin
Two Platinum Coins
Two Gold Coins
You shall also be granted free residence in our beautiful city.
Come to the Tavern in M'alo for an interview and a free pint of ale should you be hired.

Belloc waited until the civil servants finished handing out the flyers to continue his speech. "I shall also sent our most abled messengers to post these in taverns and guilds in every city." Some of the townspeople were visibly unsettled by the steep price the mayor was willing to pay, and Belloc had noticed their concerned faces. One citizen raised his voice, as if speaking for those sharing his concern, "but isn't 800 Krell a month quite a steep price? Even our soldiers only get paid half of this!" The citizen's argument roused the crowd.
"Answer this for me," Belloc retorted, "Is our way of life not worth a few coins? What is 800 Krell to our townspeople if there is no town for us to live in? How much longer can our soldiers and workers continue before we lose more of our loved ones? I assure you that I shall only hire the best of the best, and their abilities shall be tested."

The crowd's reaction turned to Mayor Belloc's favor once more. He had been mayor for sixty years not only because of his charisma, but also because of his great judgment and ability to keep his people safe. "My citizens, I have called upon this assembly to ask for your approval because you have elected me for over half a century to keep you safe, and I wish to return your respect. I can not stand to lose any more of our people against these attackers, and I fear that this may only be a prelude to a much greater danger. So, the great people of M'alo, I shall ask you again. Will you stand with me in my cause?"

The crowd grew silent as they gazed at their mayor. Another man in ragged clothing was the first to speak up. "Mayor Belloc, I have lived in the outskirts of the town for most of my life. I have livestock and make enough to support my wife and three children, but I would rather starve for a day than risk the chance of losing any of them. I stand with you in your decision." The crowd turned to the old man, and once again, the townspeople began to whisper to one another. "Sir, what is your name," Belloc inquired to the old man.
"I am John Sheperd, Mayor Belloc," the man replied meekly.
"John Sheperd, I will not put your family in harms way, nor will I allow you to starve. I shall be paying for these mercenaries out of my own pocket. This city is mine, and the people are my family."
The crowd grew silent once more, until a woman in splendid clothing spoke up, "Oh, my dear Belloc. You will not have to hold the burden yourself. You have my respect, and I speak on behalf of many of us when I say that we shall support you."
An older, stout gentleman also spoke up, "I agree with Madam Belfry. Belloc, you have my support as well."
The rest of the townspeople followed suit and shortly after, the crowd began to applaud in approval.
"It is settled, then," Mayor Belloc bellowed, "I shall send our most abled messengers to post these flyers in every city in this continent. I also ask our travelers to spread word of our cause. The city of M'alo will not bow down to these criminals, and I would rather fight in the front lines and die before I see another one of my people get hurt. I thank all of you who have shown your support."

Within a few days, word had spread throughout the entire continent, and M'alo's call for help had become a great topic of discussion in every city. Not since the great war has a wealthy city asked for aid, and many were curious about what sort of threat Belloc feared that prompted him to summon outsiders for help. There were, of course, others who saw his action as cowardly due to their own ignorance, but Belloc knew quite well that something was astir.
Creatures who had never set foot outside of radiation zones started to travel far from their native lands, and an unknown force seemed to be pulling the strings behind the seemingly arbitrary migration. Travel had suddenly become more dangerous, and only those who were brave enough took to the city.

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Hey guys, so El_Tigre has promoted me to co-GM, and I would like to make an important announcement regarding currency so you can get an idea of how it works. Feel free to change your inventory to accommodate for things like an oxygen tank, but again, please explain in detail how one would have run across something rare/expensive. The biggest addition to your inventory would be an oxygen tank. You're going to need one for traveling unless your character doesn't need oxygen.

Copper = 1 Krell

Silver= 10 Krell

Gold = 50 Krell

Platinum = 100 Krell

Adranium = 500 Krell

It's made this way so you can purchase things that have no material requirement (such as a luxury hotel) without having an Adranium coin.

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Copper, silver, and gold are the most common forms of payment, and most jobs only pay in these forms.

Raw Adranium can only be found in radation zones, but due to the dangerous creatures and high radiation levels, it is unwise to spend too much time trying to mine raw adranium.

One ounce of raw adranium can be turned into 5 adranium coins.

Difficult or rare jobs and the occasional odd ones offer platinum coins, and the most difficult ones offer adranium.

You can use your own discretion when deciding how much payment is received for a specific job, but please use sound judgment or ask in OOC first if you're not sure. For example, you can't expect to be paid 500 Krell for protecting a merchant caravan carrying common goods for a day's journey. Such a job would most likely be a tenth of that.

The average hunter will make 1-3 Krell for every pound of meat depending on the type of meat they harvest. There can be rare types of meat, but a pound of meat should never have to cost anyone a platinum or adranium krell.

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Food, water and drink usually go for a few krell. However, more luxurious things will be more expensive.

The standard price for a cheap hotel (and by cheap, I mean a bed and a roof over your head) is 10 krell. More lavish hotels are available, but can be costly depending on where you are.

A day's worth of oxygen costs 50 krell and can be purchased at eco-generators. You obviously need an oxygen tank, but luckily, science has made smaller portable oxygen tanks. The average oxygen tank can hold as much as three days worth of oxygen, costs 10 krell, but is heavy and bulky. You can purchase different, more expensive tanks that hold more oxygen, are more durable, are smaller and lighter. Pre-filled oxygen tanks can be bought and sold as well.

Armor and weapons vary depending on the rarity, strength, and attributes and may require platinum and adranium krell for more powerful weapons. This includes biohazard suits. A simple biohazard suit is probably not enough to protect you from the monsters that lurk in the radiation zones, so be prepared to pay a hefty price if your character can't withstand radiation. Please use sound judgment when naming your price, and if you're unsure, please ask in OOC.

A box of standard FMJ bullets would cost 500 krell for a box of 6 rounds. Though individually they would cost 100 krell. Other bullets will vary in price and may only come individually, such as ammo for sniper rifles, shotgun shells or high caliber bullets. Please use sound judgment when naming your price, and if you're unsure, please ask in OOC.

Technology varies depending on its rarity, but the high end hardware can only be bought with platinum and adranium. Please use sound judgment when naming your price, and if you're unsure, please ask in OOC.

Powerful Inscriptionists only accept Adranium, but some basic runes can be purchased with platinum or a lot of gold. Please use sound judgment when naming your price, and if you're unsure, please ask in OOC.

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My sincerest apologies for my lateness in posting IC. Personal matters are interfering with my writing for the moment, but I will hopefully have the first post done in due time. I will be free as soon as May 15th CST, but I want to try and finish it before then. I'm also changing a few parameters on both of my characters and went in depth with the holy energy concept in Virgil's CS to explain just how it works.

Ella

Items

Dress is imbued with holy energy, often mistaken as a rune boost. Changed the increase to 100% (twice the strength of a human at peak physical condition)

Prometheus blade is also imbued with holy energy and gives her a 30% increase in physical power.

Runes:

Icarus: Allows Ella the ability of high speed flight in brief bursts lasting up to a minute. Her flight acceleration decreases over time, and she mainly uses this for close range combat.

Skills:

Clairvoyance(Moved from Strengths to Skills): uses a "sixth sense" allowing her to sense any target in a 2 mile radius, and increases her natural instincts.

Strengths

Mid to close range combat with single enemies.

Expert tactician in combat - specializes in dispersing large groups to tackle opponents individually. Especially useful in more closed areas such as buildings or cities/ciity ruins.

Weaknesses

Removed commitment issues, as it sort of goes along with her not being able to trust people.

Due to her physical limitations without her holy items, she can only handle one large creature at a time, as her fighting style and runes are mainly used for MID TO close quarters combat against humans and humanoid races. Will often try to avoid fights against large creatures unless it is absolutely necessary.

Novice rune user due to insufficient training and lack of access to her full angelic powers. (Wanted to add this to further highlight her rune's weaknesses and the explains the stigmata)

Virgil

Runes

Enso: Moved to left hand instead of arm. Added - often mistaken as a rune that gives him attribute boosts

Sefirah: The second rune he received after his 280 day trial. This grants him access to an initial 20% of his original power as an archangel, thereby allowing him to channel his holy energy for greater control over his abilities. Holy light radiates from his body, and can be felt by anyone nearby. When accessing the full amount granted to him, his halo can be seen. He must be granted access to increase the amount of holy energy he has access to, and this is done on a case by case basis. When granted full access, he is only permitted to use it for a minute.

Items

Minor change in detail in what he carries in his pocket.

No Name: Virgil's own personal sword, unnamed out of laziness. Strengthened by holy energy directly channeled from his Sefirah to the point that it is indestructible and can cut through any material in the mortal realm when he exudes all of his holy energy

Skills

Gospel of Angels changes: After receiving Sefirah, the enchantment also relieves him of basic human needs, such as breathing, eating and sleeping, and he is fueled solely by holy energy. He eats and sleeps anyway, just to enjoy it.

Enlightenment of the Sacred Tree changes: Reduction of physical damage and regeneration is relative to the amount of holy energy he is channeling. Minimum potential is 0 for defense, and regeneration can take an hour to a full day depending on the severity of the wound. Max potential is 50% reduction of physical damage and near instantaneous regeneration.

Clairvoyance: uses a "sixth sense" allowing him to sense any target in a 4 mile radius, and increases his natural instincts.

Supernatural charm can be used at will

Strengths

Angelic strength, speed, agility, endurance and mental acuity. His full attribute potential when channeling 100% of his holy energy is unidentified, but when channeling only the minimum amount, his attributes are only twice as powerful as a human at peak physical condition.

Added eidetic memory

Weaknesses

Hardly ever taps into his holy energy, and when he does, only taps 10% of it. Does so as to not reveal his identity.

More demonic/weapons powers can drain him of his holy energy.

Added info on holy energy.
Holy Energy:
~ Virgil initially channels 5% of his holy energy at all times. There is no noticeable change in his physical appearance, and it is virtually undetectable.
~ At 10%, Virgil's eyes glow a light blue and he radiates a holy aura around his body. The holy energy resembles that of a rune activation.
~ Beyond 10%, Virgil's holy aura grows and can be sensed at greater distances depending on how much he channels. At full potential, anyone within a 50 mile radius will notice it, and those closer will feel its pressure.
~ He can also transfer portions of his holy energy to other angelic beings.
~ Holy energy acts as a form of magic, but is separate in that it can only be channeled directly from Heaven.

~ For all intents and purposes, he will only use 100% of his power in a subplot. More will be explained when we get there.
~ There will be moments in the main plot when he will use up to 20% of his power, making his attributes 12 times more than a human at peak condition. Defense from physical attacks is 10% and regeneration increases 4 times as fast.

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@Kickinitoldschool - I guess we will see what happens when they meet.

I just want to let everyone know that I am still writing the first part of the IC. From the looks of it, the first part might be quite long, so I may actually not have a POV part for Ella. There's a lot that needs to be covered regarding the news surrounding the events in M'alo and I want to cover them sufficiently.

@Tigre - Will it be alright if I give some of the bandits something to set them apart from other bandits? I'm at the part of my draft where Virgil has just finished a conversation with the Daedalus family and one of Oden's generals about the recent events in M'alo and he will soon be on his way to the Treya region to do some investigating, but I need something to indicate that they are no ordinary bandits. I was thinking that quite a feww of them will be carrying Adranium weapons and/or armor for the time being.