Luminosity

The Pale Princess

A voice was whispering in Elise's ear, seeding doubts. She didn't know hardly anything about her opponent, and yet he had probably studied her extensively. He had a multitude of weapons, and she just her sword, and a small knife in her boot. He seemed utterly relaxed, sad even, as though he knew the outcome of this already, and it would be tiresome work to reach. Elise on the other hand struggled to stay steady, now that she was looking Valence in the eye, and knew that each intended the death of the other. She couldn't do this...

No. She refused to think that way. Even with the growling wyvern up above. She very much doubted they could ever have been friends. This man was capable of horrible, wretched things. Allies, perhaps, as Elise was willing to go to great lengths to maintain peace, as her father had taught her. Their kingdom was the most sought after and beautiful in the world, and they could not be drawn into senseless violence, lest they weaken themselves and allow what they'd cultivated to be destroyed.

This violence, Elise had to believe, was not without sense.

She ducked and evaded sideways away from the throwing axe that was flung in her direction. It might've still clipped her shoulder normally, but the amulet resting on her chest flared a soft shade of gold, as did small emblems upon her pauldrons, and the axe was redirected away from her body, bending its course in the air. Elise skidded to a stop, sliding a foot across the icy surface, and lowering her free right hand, touching fingers to the ground to steady herself.

"How could you save your people by murdering mine?!" she demanded to know. Anger, grief, and confusion melded in the expression written on her features. "Why would we help a cruel people such as yours?" She rushed forward, steeling herself as she eyed Valence's shield. It looked strong, but enchantments upon her armor would help her strength somewhat. There was no easy way around him, and she refused to let him throw more axes at her while she couldn't respond.

Shouting with the effort, Elise brought her sword in a heavy two-handed downward arc at Valence when she reached him, trying to break his defense. She intended to see if anger really could make her stronger.

The Pale Princess

Elise Annabelle Byrne

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Basic Info
Name: Elise Annabelle Byrne
Title: Princess of Vale
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual

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Appearance
Reference Images: Exploring the Mountains and A Tragic Death. Not exact references, but strong inspiration.

Physical Appearance: Elise looks very much the princess, but not yet the queen, to put it shortly. She stands at 5'8" and has a lovely figure, but her features are somewhat girlish, making it quite impossible for her to appear imposing or threatening. Not that she tries. Her hair is a light blonde, wavy and full, and she keeps it just past shoulder length, typically wearing it free and loose. Her eyes are a soft, light blue, her skin fair and not quite light enough to be described as pale. Though she's feminine in her appearance in just about every way, she does have strength, a soft layer of muscling just beneath the surface. Clearly not enough to be physically overpowering, but she can hold her own, and her athleticism is quite apparent.

Her Clothing/Armor: Elise has not trained in full armor, and so as of the RP's start, she wears only modest protection, relying on enchantments to protect her from harm. She wears a cropped vest top of sturdy white leather over her silver undershirt. Her jacket is fur-lined leather and also cropped at around the base of her ribs. Her arms are well protected and her preferred method of intercepting attacks if she has to, with light, flexible, sturdy plates of finely crafted steel, including pauldrons and forearm guards and bracers. Over her hands she wears leather gloves.

On her lower body, she wears white leather, close-fit trousers, with knee-high leather traveling boots plated along the front. Around her hips is a sword belt, the sheathe on her right side, as Elise is left handed. Her neck holds an amulet engraved with the symbol of her family, and to those with the ability to detect it, it rather obviously emanates magic.

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Combat/Magic
Enchantments: Elise's amulet has a powerful warding enchantment upon it, which serves to redirect blows thrown at her, in close combat, ranged combat, basic magic, anything. It has limited strength, and can be worn down to ineffectiveness with enough use in a short period, but it allows her to forgo superior armor without sacrificing protection. Usually. Certain powerful magic can render it instantly nullified, but Elise has never had cause to encounter such magic. Her pauldrons and armguards have light enchantments upon them, to decrease their weight, as well as offer her minor boosts to strength and the swiftness of her strikes.

Magic: Elise has no ability to cast spells, but her bloodline is imbued with a power that had long gone dormant.

Combat: Elise's training far outmatches her experience, something she hasn't fully come to terms with. She's a skilled duelist with her sword, and has great potential, but hasn't fought much at all outside of practice sessions. Theoretically, her skill, quickness, grace, footwork, and swordplay should be enough to make her effective in battle, especially combined with the protection her enchantments offer.

In practice, she has a great deal left to learn. Real fights are not duels of honor, but bloody, desperate affairs, and Elise hasn't gone through a great deal of adversity as a warrior. She'll tire too quickly against multiple opponents, and she isn't at all used to being wounded. A few damaging hits will likely bring her down.

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Personality
Elise is unerringly brave and courageous, and compassionate in equal measure. Her outlook on the world is often brighter than those around her, and indeed, she views the Kingdom of Vale as a more noble place than it likely is. Due to the peaceful upbringing she had, the only child and beloved daughter of the King and Queen of Vale, Elise struggled with little early in life, which enabled her to often do as she pleased, seeing much of her small Kingdom, and becoming well-loved by the people. Her home of Vale has no laws requiring males to inherit rulership, meaning that once her father passes, Elise would become Queen, and rule with whomever she chose to marry. Thus, her father has poured resources into her, to ensure her success.

She's very empathetic, often able to identify and feel what others are feeling, and in general feels very strongly about things. It's difficult to convince her to budge on a sticking point. She's confident in her morals, decision-making, and the belief that she's a good person, and slightly less so in her abilities. She acknowledges that she has potential, but sometimes struggles with her confidence in her ability to lead, or to fight, etc. Nevertheless, she is resolved to do her best, and hope that it can help.

The Pale Princess

@WilsonTurner

First post is up for you :)

The Pale Princess

The Pale Princess

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Elise set one foot in front of the other, making her way slowly into the icy cave. Every time fear or uncertainty crept up within her, she reminded herself what her target had done, and her resolve was strengthened. She would not turn back now.

She was thankful her amulet even warded against the cold, for she wasn't wearing enough layers for this far into the mountains. The fragment of the teleportation rune in her leather-gloved hand hummed softly now, a sure sign she was getting close. This had to be it. Her heartbeat quickened at the thought of what lay ahead for her, but she reminded herself again. This wicked man, Valence, had murdered her mother, the Queen of the Vale, after her father refused to go to war. After he showed up in person, after slitting the Queen's throat in her bed, and demanded they throw themselves in a war they had no part in. He was a vile, despicable man, and Elise was determined to force him into conflict, a fight he couldn't flee from. She told herself he would not be so sure of himself, fighting an opponent who had her eyes open.

Repeatedly she'd been warned. Her father's advisors cautioned her against reckless action, but she would not sit idly by while the King was wracked with grief. The wizard she took the rune fragment to knew what she planned, and warned not to risk herself. But how could she not? After what he'd done? She was skilled. She had to try. The wizard gave her the key, the knowledge that these such runes could be magically charged even after their use and destruction, and that the fragment would seek out the whole that it came from. With luck, it would lead her right to him.

He had hidden himself away in the mountains, where barbarian clans roamed, beyond the safe territory controlled by Vale's armies. Elise had enlisted twenty of the Vale's best knights, to hunt and kill the murderer of their Queen, but by some accident, a narrow ravine pass had been subjected to a collapse of ice and rock, separating Elise from her allies. With no way back, her only option was forward, and she would not give up this chance. When she didn't so much as come across a single clansman of the mountains, she began to suspected that Valence had intended this. That he'd killed her mother to draw her into action, so he might find an easier time of dispatching her next. The way was too clear, too easy. She felt eyes upon her for much of the journey, which began at dawn but ended near dusk. Her legs were weary from travel and climbing, but she refused to turn back. She would have justice.

And finally, the rune fragment led her into the cave, and she cast it aside, wanting her hand free for combat on a moment's notice. He would be here somewhere. He'd intended to meet in this place. The footing was slick in places under her boots; Elise tried to stick to the snow, where she sank in better, had less chance of slipping. Light filtered down through holes in the ceiling, reflecting off icy formations, giving the entire cave a crystalline appearance in places. Elise might've remarked on its beauty, were she in a state of mind to care for such things.

Around the next corner, below a bridge of ice that had to have been formed with magic at some point, knelt the man she sought, his back turned to her. His armor, his hair, they were unmistakable to her, as she had remembered each and every detail of the man when he'd appeared in their great hall, and demanded their support after murdering her mother. She could not forget if she wanted, the moments when he'd locked eyes with her. She did not know she was capable of the hatred she'd felt, and some part of it frightened her. But if she could harness it to bring him to justice, it would be worth it.

She knew this for a trick, as she had recognized the other steps along the way. Elise would strike down at the illusion, recognize it as such, but not soon enough to avoid the blow that came from elsewhere. She was only willing to play his game to a certain point, and this was the end of it. He would face her, here and now, and she would kill him if she could. Her sword gleamed in the reflected light of the cave.

"I've come to face you, murderer!" she called, her voice echoing off the walls, as she looked around for where Valence might be hiding. "You wanted me alone, here I am. You may find I am more challenging to defeat than a sleeping woman, defenseless in her own bed!" Elise huffed a steadying breath. She could almost hear her sword instructor, reminding her to keep her composure, keep a level head. It was nearly impossible in this moment.

Elise had never killed anyone before. But if she could defeat her mother's murderer, she would not think twice about it.

Lumi's 1x1 Thread! (Fantasy, Action, Adventure)

Luminosity's 1x1 Thread

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Hey there! Thanks for stopping by. I'm Luminosity, but feel free to call me Lumi or Lum. If you're here, I suppose that means you have some interest in finding a 1x1 partner. Maybe that can be me! Here's a bit about me and my preferences, plus a few plots and a general idea of what I'm interested in. In general, if you want to talk, about RPing or anything else, just shoot me a PM. I always try to make time for new friends.

This will be a pretty long read, but hopefully that'll limit my audience to people that are really interested. So, let's get started :)

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About Me

I'm 23, female, and currently trying to figure out how that whole "being an adult" thing works. I've been roleplaying on this site for a little over two years off and on, but in general I've been roleplaying for years, here and there. I live in Tennessee currently, and I'm on US Central Time. This will probably change in a few months, as I have no idea where I'll be by the end of the year.

My writing level on this site varies from casual to advanced, though the sweet spot is usually around 4-5 paragraphs per post. I've never been a free-level roleplayer, and writing that little per post is typically a turn-off for me.

I make a lot of time for RPing, but I am busy quite often, and so my posting rate will vary. Sometimes I'll feel like posting multiple times a day, and sometimes I won't be able to post more than once a week. Please keep this in mind if you'd like to RP with me.

As you can probably see above, my characters are all female. I write all kinds in lots of genres in my personal work, but I RP here to just write what I enjoy most. So I always play female characters, usually heterosexual, but that's less important.

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Interests/Genres

I seem to vastly prefer dark, sort of low-fantasy genre more than anything else. I enjoy a certain level of grittiness and toughness to the world that contrasts with the optimism my characters have pretty well. I really love writing characters that have their lofty ideals challenged, and characters that aren't able to achieve anything easily. I beat up my characters. I injure them physically and emotionally. I feel bad because I enjoy it, but I feel it makes for a better story, too.

So adventure and action are great. Semi-realistic fighting is actually one of my favorite things to write, either with our characters fighting together, or even against each other. Romance? It's great, but I don't really want to go into RPs aiming to match characters together romantically. If it happens naturally, it'll be wonderful and I'll love it. In terms of writing romance, I've never done it without fading to black. I'm not against writing it out, it's just not something I've done, so please be aware of that. Violence and language are not a problem for me, however.

Okay, enough about me, on to what I'm looking for in you :)

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Potential Partners

Okay, so here's a list of thoughts regarding people I'm looking for. My potential partners will need to be:

1. Over 18. If there's no chance of adult content in our RPs, I can bend on this, but in general I would like to RP with people around my age. I'm just more comfortable that way.
2. At least casual level of writing. I know the definitions for this are ambiguous, but I would like you to be able to write 2-3 good paragraphs minimum per post. There's no real upper limit, as long as it's all useful and gives me things to reply to. Just don't ramble endlessly for the sake of post length.
3. Able to post once a week. Again, this is a soft rule, and shouldn't be a problem if we're both very interested in what we're working on. More important is...
4. Willing to communicate regularly. Just keep in touch. Let me know if you can't post for a day or two, what you're thinking about doing IC, planning stuff, or just chat with me! Especially important early on, so we can get a working relationship, get comfortable with each other. I will do my best to do the same for you.
5. Enthusiastic. This is actually really important to me. I don't want to have to prod you into RPing with me, or to keep posting, or to figure out where we're headed IC. I want you to want to write with me, you know? And if you can show that to me, I'll be all the more excited to work with you! And lastly...
6. Willing to contribute ideas. I don't have fully designed plots just waiting for characters to jump in. I've got bits and pieces of ideas of things that sound fun to me. I need you to not only be willing to contribute, but to contribute stuff that you really want to do. Don't RP with me because you sort of think it might be fun. RP with me because you're inspired by an idea and you want to build on it yourself.

That's about it. As lots of people often include, if you lose interest along the way, please just let me know rather than disappear. I know it's tough and you don't want to anger someone by bailing, but letting them know is better than just saying nothing. I will do my best to do the same for you, if I'm not feeling it.

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Plots

Probably only willing to take one of each of these plots at a time. I can only take on so many partners, after all, and would prefer for the different things I'm participating in to not have loads of similarities. So, here we go.

The Pale Princess (Fantasy, FxM or FxF, adventure, action, combat, death, possible romance?)

Open!

A human female princess (my character) is grief-stricken (or enraged) following the murder (or attempted murder) of her mother, the Queen. Despite being warned, she tracks down the killer (your character), who is either a necromancer, a demon, a warlock of some sort, etc, and she attempts to exact vengeance upon them. It turns out to be a trap that the princess was lured into, and her skill in combat proves to be not enough to save her. She is fatally wounded by the killer, and dies. Soon, however, she is resurrected by her enemy, and though she retains her memory, she feels not entirely like herself...

So with this plot, obviously you need to be comfortable with RP combat, as we would be fighting each other with a pre-determined result right at the start (you get to win, though!) From there, lots of places we could go. My character could continue to try for vengeance after being resurrected, which of course your character has their own reasons for, and can affect her in some way. Maybe her family/kingdom isn't what she thought it was, and she is eventually turned to your side. Again, open-ended, and I'd love your ideas on where to go.

From Humble Beginnings (Fantasy, FxF or FxM, adventure, action, combat, exploration, possible romance)

Open!

This one is much more simple, and also open ended. Basically, I would want us to play a pair of brand new adventurers, setting out with their modest gear and skills, looking to make their way and earn renown or fame or fortune, or whatever your character's motivations might be. They could be sisters, brother and sister, or just friends, or perhaps even romantically involved (or perhaps one is interested in the other). They take on jobs and get involved in things they shouldn't, probably finding that their world is a tougher, darker place than they expected. They struggle, get hurt, have feelings, and grow and change.

Basically, this would be a more episodic type thing, where we come up with scenarios or jobs to throw our characters on, and play them out, developing our characters along the way. The idea would be to start with very modest characters that struggle with a lot (killing bandits even shouldn't be easy at all for someone new to that world), but they gradually work up to grander things as they gain experience, and their relationship with each other evolves along the way. Super open-ended.

If you have plots of your own in the fantasy genre, with action, adventure, exploration, anything like that, and you think I'd be a good fit, feel free to pitch them to me, and I'll definitely consider them.

I'm also always considering partners for my 1x1 dungeon crawl thing. If it seems like something you'd be interested in doing, let me know.

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Wrap-Up

That's just about it! You made it :) Sending a PM is the best way to get my attention, though posting below will work fine, too. I'm not going to do a pairings list, just because I feel it becomes too generic at that point, and I would rather not list specific pairings until I have the beginnings of plot ideas for that pairing. But in general, I will be interested in anything fantasy, and if there's a specific type of pairing you want to do, let me know, and I may be willing to try.

I know a fair amount of fantasy fandoms, but I'm not into any anime really, as I'm just not drawn to the style. If we don't do something original, probably Dragon Age or Elder Scrolls are what I'm most familiar with otherwise.

Thank you for the interest everyone! See you around.

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My spring break is ending, so that's kinda sad. This weekend I'm mostly panicking over stuff I should've done all week, and procrastinating wherever and whenever I can.

I don't think that counts as interesting plans, but there it is :)

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@agentmanatee Waiting on the GM's post now. He's busy, but I'm sure he'll post when he gets a chance.

🦄 Duplicity - D&D Style Fantasy Rp Adventure (Completed)

Persephone

Location: Gorlf Northern Territory
Interacting With: Sona, Sundos, and so on.

"... My hair?" Seph asked, a bit wide-eyed at Sona. Was her hair all that special? She didn't normally receive compliments on it. It was dark, around shoulder length, usually tied up so as to not get in her way, though for the night she'd allowed it to fall loosely in waves. She'd always found her hair a bit thin, never as full as she would've liked, but then, Seph didn't place great importance on her appearance, so long as she was respectable. For the elven bard to compliment her on it was... well, Sona was quite beautiful, no one would say otherwise.

She was overthinking this, surely. "Uh. I guess!" she offered the elf a bit of an awkward smile, hoping the dark would hide her own half-blush, though she did notice Sona's in response to Sundos. "Just nothing too fancy. It can't be a hindrance, you know?"

It was then that Kyra's wolf picked up on something, and Kyra quickly began issuing orders to the group. Seph was inclined to take any threat seriously, and her quarterstaff was soon in her hands, though she retained a relaxed posture, moving to stand by the wagon as requested, Sundos soon joining her with his shield in hand. She raised an eyebrow at him. "Noted," she said dryly, with thinly veiled sarcasm. She was quite capable of protecting herself, and would not have him going out of his way to shield her from things she could handle on her own. Perhaps the beautiful elf girl would be more inclined to accept his unflinching protection.

Seph peered down the road, watching Kyra move ahead to meet whatever approached. "I don't see anything yet. Would be awful silly if we got all alarmed for a rabbit the wolf wanted to chase or something."

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@agentmanatee I think we're just waiting on Rockette, though any of the other people who haven't posted in a while would be nice to have, too.

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I think there's a good chance we lost a few people, but even if we lost all the people who haven't posted IC in three weeks, there's 4 of them, we'd still have 7 active characters. I dunno, getting new people to join mid-RP when we're not dying for more characters seems like more trouble than it's worth.

My two cents is all.