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Cinder Sickness - A DnD style classic RP

My full intention.

Cinder Sickness - A DnD style classic RP

@knighthawk Hell hounds are classed in D&D, as Outsiders. Dealing with their blood in the first place, as a good-aligned character, is a bad move. Its like handling radioactive waste. MAGIC radioactive waste. SOUL waste.

We don't have the proper protection to be handling contaminants of this sort. But oh well, now we've got bad blood.

The Valley

Pretty sure its only humans, yeah.

The Kin Bane - A Wild West Style Undead Hunting Campaign - Closed

I posted before I refreshed and saw your post. Whoops.

Edit: I added some more to accommodate the explosion and possibly finding Anita in the brush, observing.

The Kin Bane - A Wild West Style Undead Hunting Campaign - Closed

Usually at this time, Anita would be either half-dead with fatigue or completely buried in her texts. She was not one to come out into the town like this. Especially not this far out, by the sheriff's office. The Sheriff was a loud and wrathful man, and he put the fear of the lord in her quite fiercely. But regardless, she was here. Drawn by the commotion in town, as she was running her daily errands. She was on her way from having inspected one of the sicker townsfolk when the commotion went up and drew people into the field behind the sheriff's office. Gunfire and shouting, two noises that she absolutely deplored. Because of what she knew of the pain that came with, and of what she knew about having to deal with the resulting injuries. Bullets to be extracted, wounds to be tended and other such bloody labor to be done. And it would fall to her, in the way it always did.

But, that was not an appeal that drew her as she was being drawn right now. No, her intrigue was peaked by the distant people engaged in the firefight. All against one other person. Even from her distance, with her eyes, she could see that something was wrong. Different. The lone man's movements were too fast, bullets hit him and seemed to have no effect at all. The gunshots rung out from the field and echoed in her ears. She wheezed nervously, throat itching. She had to get closer, but the gunfire made her feel like her heart was going to stop at any moment. But she had to see, this was a marvel in its own morbid way. With bag in hand, she moved forward slowly, sticking to the brush and undergrowth as best she could. Her shoes and dress were getting dirty, she could feel, but her care factor had already fallen beyond retrieval.

She was close enough to see the man moving quicker than she could possibly imagine. His entrails being held in by what seemed to be will alone. No signs of shock, or the effects of blood loss. Curiouser and curiouser, as she saw the protrusions of bone from his fingertips. What on earth was going on here? She crouched low on the outskirts of the fight and reached into her doctor's bag, looking for her anatomical references. She must have left them back at her home. She looked again. This grotesque mockery of the human sciences was unnatural and unheard of. It sickened Anita to her very core. And at the same time...

It absolutely fascinated her.

The explosion however, did not, as the strange monster-man was quickly vaporised, becoming a fine ash mist. What had just happened, she did not know. But she had to know. She had to. The offending party, the ones who attacked the man, seemed to have injured among them. How could she know they were friendly? Did they simply hunt that man because he was deformed? Grotesque? Were they a band of extremists prowling for prey?

As her mind rushed, her wheezing became more and more intense, devolving into hacking coughs that burned at her throat. If she didn't keep quiet, they might see her.

The Valley

@BelatedGamer I forgot to mention that she was just going to start with your standard blacksmith attire, and I just used that picture for the face and hairstyle.

The Valley

Name -- Angelika. Goes by her surname, 'Blackwood'.

Age -- 27

Sex -- Female.

Appearance --

Base appearance

Angelika is a very tall woman, standing at around 6 foot. Her hair and eyes are brown. Her frame is muscular and her skin is tough, but she still has an overall female shape to her. Her hair seems to hang over her eyes often. There are some who say her grandfather was a troll or a giant. He wasn't. He was just really tall.

Profession -- Blacksmith.

Home -- Two rooms above her smithy, a building by the river with the watermill.

Family -- Mother and Father live more towards the bulk of the village. Younger brother, deceased sister. Very familiar with her customers.

Focus -- "I will help those that are helpless."

The Valley

Simplicity is bliss. I'll whip something up if you'll have me.

The Kin Bane - A Wild West Style Undead Hunting Campaign - Closed

Doctor's in!

The Kin Bane - A Wild West Style Undead Hunting Campaign - Closed

Name:
Anita Lambert.

Age:
26.

Nationality:
British-American.

Profession:
Street Doctor/Animal Caretaker/Scholar.

Apperance/Clothing:
Anita's hair is black and smooth, her eyes are bright blue and her skin is sun-kissed, slightly tanned. She stands at 5 feet and 9 inches. All over her neck and collarbone are horrible scars from a dog mauling earlier in her life.

Basic appearance.

Usual attire on the right, minus the hat, rifle and bustle.

Combat Skills:
Excellent knife-work. Good at running away.

General Skills:
Conventional medicine, triage care, field surgery, animal handling/care, horse riding, some mechanical and sciences knowledge, running, swimming, climbing, cooking, reading, writing.

Languages: Understands English and American Sign Language.

Weapons:
A short blade hidden at her inner thigh. Her father's British Bull Dog revolver.

Possessions:
Doctor's bag (containing scalpels, tweezers, razors, scissors, gauze bandaging, suturing material, bullet probes, bullet extractors, stethoscope, mercury thermometers and laudanum vials), canteen, eyeglasses, writing implements.

Personality:
Anita is a reclusive woman. She prefers to keep to herself, even when in groups, as her injury makes it difficult to interact on a person-to-person basis. Most times she does not bother. She is, for the most part, uncomfortable and favors avoidance of social interaction. Though, when necessary, she can hold a conversation if the other party has either the patience or the ability to understand sign language. When alone, she is rather whimsical and subject to fantasy, due to spending most of her life with her nose in a book. She can occasionally be found dancing in a rather uncoordinated manner. Her bedside manner as a practitioner of medicine, official or not, is extremely gentle and serene. Anyone in her care would do well to respect the silence, as disruptions can make her nervous. She does not operate well under pressure or threat. Or around dogs. When her trust and respect is gained, she can be an extremely loyal companion and friend. Her fascination with the sciences sometimes overrides her fears and anxieties. All in all, she is a kind soul.

History

"Ohhh, my poor Anita. Such a lovely girl. A soft soul. When she was born she was so tiny, so weak. The doctor's told us she would die when the cold came. But when winter came, she was fine. The wind would batter at the windows and she would giggle as Frederick and I scrambled to keep the house from blowing down. When we were snowed in so heavy that the door splintered, she was crawling around and squealing with joy, like it was a big game."

"When it came time for the move to the Americas, Anita was a girl of 8 years. Frederick was honorably discharged from Her Majesty's Royal Forces. And I was with child again. Things were going wonderfully. The move went as smooth as it could have and we settled in nicely. The Americas seemed to call to Anita, she was so excited by everything. When Frederick introduced her to caring for the livestock, she took to it like a duck to water."

"Everything was perfect. Frederick and I urged Anita to pursue scholarly interests, and she took to that just as well. Frederick read to her every morning and every night until she was 14. She loved him to bits for it. They were inseparable even as Anita turned from young girl to young lady. She would rather spend time with him out in the fields or buried in a book than with me. I didn't mind, she was happy."

"Then one day, we were out at a gathering. The nature of which escapes me. We were on our way home, in the dark of the night. The same way we always walked. But at this hour, there was a gaggle of those awful men that hold the dog-fights. All drunk and brazen and... ugh, just repulsive in their behavior."

"We walked past quickly, but one of the dogs got loose, and tackled poor Anita to the floor. The beast was more muscle than dog, but that didn't deter Frederick when he saw his beloved daughter in danger. The mutt tore at her neck, there was so much red. I could hear her screams becoming muffled and weak before giving way to wheezing and gurgling. Had Frederick not been quicker, poor Anita might have been dead right there."

"But... he pulled out that shooter of his and put two rounds into the hound. The hound hit the floor and I picked Anita up as best I could. The owners of the beast had more than a few choice words for Frederick that night. Much more. I didn't even see the knife come out, but it was only a moment, and we were off in search of a doctor."

"Frederick, he... we arrived at the doctor's office and he... fell. Right there in the street. His blood seeping onto the stones. He yelled at the doctor and I, to get her help and make sure she survived. He thought of her and her only, right until the moment he stumbled in to die beside the table she was on. A few more minutes and she wouldn't have survived. Her throat was torn, ravaged, by that disgusting thing. She never spoke after that, whether she could physically or not. She never cried or screamed or mourned either. She simply... stopped feeling. Became cold."

"For a number of years it was like that. The doctor told me that with the damage that had been done, she would never speak again. But I never anticipated how lonely it would be. At the dinner table she struggled to swallow her food, and when she reads, the only sound form her is that unholy rasping wheeze. She coughs like she's on her deathbed. She is still a beautiful girl, but between her scars and her demeanor, no suitor will go near her."

"I just want her to find herself. Outside of those books and bags of steel horror. I want my happy daughter back."