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The Elemental King: All Hope Lost! (Always Open)

@The One - So this looks interesting... though I have an odd question, kind of both for you and other players. I'm a huge romantic and I tend to play lesbian characters (cue awkwardness), so the question being, would that have any room here? >.>

Second, this thing about guardians and elementalists having powers - are these literally any sort of superpower? Is there limits of some sort? And do the guardians know what or who they are guarding or do they stumble onto the job via some sage NPC that knows about the elementalists? Are there any established kingdoms, lands, or cultures? Different races? I'm just trying to figure this all out before even attempting a CS.

(Also, the is the creepiest signature I've ever seen. o.o)

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Adley bit her lip as she was pulled closer, feeling her heart flutter for just a moment, making the feelings of loneliness slowly fade away in that moment. Aphrodite's tale was a sweet one though the mention of poisoning herself made her giggle slightly, however as the her companion started to lean in, she tensed. Her mouth was slightly agape, realizing that Aphrodite was leaning in for a kiss, but honestly who could deny a kiss from a beautiful elf maiden? So Adley happily accepted the press of lips, returning it slightly before it was suddenly torn away from her.

Her cheeks flushing, she couldn't help smile, though a flash of concern crossed her face at Aphrodite's plea to not leave. Pursing her lips for a moment, she quickly took a drink from her hot chocolate and leaned over to the nightstand to put it down. She settled back next to the elf and looked right at her, adorning a smirk. "I had a suspicion you fancied me.." she jested, her cheeks glowing even more. "A kiss from a stunning woman like you? Now why do you think that makes me upset?" Aphrodite had sparked her heart, making it easy to flatter the elf and return the affections. "I'm glad you kissed me.. I wasn't sure how to let you know I fancied you too.. besides, I think I was waiting for you to go first." Gently, Adley rubbed her cheek against the shoulder of the elf and smiled up at her.

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On the planet Onyx...

The den was dim with candlelight, the moon only providing scant light to augment the orange glow. Inside sat Raulyn, cross-legged and overlooking one of the earlier books referencing Archons. There hadn't been much progress lately and in truth, she didn't actually know much about these beings of power. She only knew that they commanded the classical elements as well as more obscure ones such as gravity or light and that they were able to transverse worlds - though she wasn't sure if this meant other worlds among the stars or the unseen ones that some scientists have theorized exist. Raulyn did know of several cultures that treated them as gods or ancestral spirits and even in some cases, as ascended beings of some sort - but none of this really shined any truth into what they were or how they got this power.

Her mentor had been, with good intentions, obsessed with obtaining the powers for the use of good (even if Raulyn knew that nothing good would come of such a quest) and yet she was more interested in seeking the source. If the source was something other than supernatural, perhaps small specks of it could be used to advance technology, provide energy, and give everyone less worries about food, shelter, or even money. She wanted to better the world if she could and while there were certainly more practical methods, there had been several clues to the actual existence of these beings, and she supposed she was just one to chase unusual or outlandish ideas. Perhaps she was just following the same thing she had always done...

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Adley decided to be quiet from then on and just watched Aphrodite, happily catching sight at the show of skin and thinking how beautiful she was and thought about how it'd feel to cuddle up to her side. She kept patient until the elf was finally settled and set her cup down just long enough to slip under the blanket. Grabbing her hot chocolate and sipping it, she looked over at Aphrodite with a gloomy expression at the question, letting out a slight sigh. "Lonely," she said quietly before taking another sip of the chocolate drink. She hated thinking about those times or really any time in her life, because even with the acceptance of her Harper brothers and sisters, she still had the hardest time even making true friends which made for a lonely life. It was just especially hard to think about back then, because it's where it all started.

Surprisingly, she boldly decided to scoot so close to the elf that she was nearly sitting against her, biting her lip for a moment. "I guess you can call me the black sheep," she continued, making the closed distance seem natural, her gaze mostly on her own lap or cup. "My family was more akin to simple things in life, like farming and growing crops or running an inn - which isn't bad in of itself. I always wanted to see and learn more though.. shifting through books all the time and the like.. I suppose you can say that's how I ended up being a scholar of sorts. I just enjoyed learning and the more obscure and exotic the topic was - the more interested I became. When you have a family that believes cutting wood builds character.. well.. I guess I always had trouble feeling close to them.." Her entire expression looked sullen before pursing her lips and glancing up to Aphrodite with an obviously face smile.

The Corrupted Crucible

Age: 26
Race: Half-Elf

Occupation: Knight Scout
Allies: Jeril Kingdom, Jeril's Knights, local contacts in various villages & towns (of all races)

Rune: Sword
Rune Shape: Right-handed bracelet, silver in color.
Level of Mastery: Artisan
Rune Abilities
• Sword Mastery: By simply having the rune, it instantly improved her swordsmanship to the mastery level. She can train past this and even if the rune is removed, she retains this knowledge.
• Augmentation: Sophia can augment her sword for a few strikes at a time, where either she can make the sword swing faster, swing harder, or block blows better.
• Knight's Shield: With this ability, she can raise her sword to try and negate some of the effects from other runes.
• Power Arc: With a swing in any direction, the rune allows her to produce a wave of force energy that arcs outwards until either it hits something or travels fifty feet. It has the capability of cutting through steel.
• Dark Steel: With a downward motion, Sophia can increase the surrounding area's gravity, causing people to move slower and objects to become heavier. This only works against those she perceives as enemies.

Skills & Talents
• Stealth: Grand Master
• Swordsmanship: Master
• Scouting: Artisan
• Polyglot: Artisan (Knows elvish, dwarven, & orcish)
• Lore: Journeyman
• Wilderness Survival: Journeyman
• Tracking: Journeyman
• Archery: Novice
• Herbalism: Novice
• Horse Riding: Novice
• Cooking: Novice

Personality
Sophia is a kind woman and her entire aura excludes this fact, however her body language to the trained eye betrays the more rough edge of prowess. Despite her introverted nature, Sophia tends to have a healthy amount of confidence for her station among the knights, often surprising others when she doesn't seem so meek as they once thought. Other than this, she is a romantic at heart while pessimistic about her chances, continues to wait for the right person.

Background
Sophia was born in a town near the royal castle of Jeril and so when she was growing up as a little girl, she always romanticized the idea of being a knight. Unlike other girls, that wanted to be the princess, Sophia had an underlying drive to help people. Instead she daydreamed of knighthood and finding the prince, though sometimes (more than she cared to admit back then) she imagined a warrior princess. Her childhood didn't make it easy though, as she was a bastard child of an elven man who skipped town and a mother that refused to kill her own child. This made her an easy target, despite the general acceptance of elvenkind - it was more that she was different than anything else and that was enough for some people.

Her childhood years were spent hiding away in libraries and the forest, taking equal times to explore the woods alone and undetected and with her nose in the books. However upon entering her teenager years, things began to change. She spent more time shadowing knights and their companies until it was too dangerous and paying a bit too much attention to any of the women knights - both out of pride and interest. It was the year when her mother passed from sickness that she met Certil, one of the elven knights. Forming a quick bound, he took her under his wing and provided her both a spiritual brother and a caretaker during her hard times, but it wasn't hard for the man to see potential in the girl.

Shortly after the war involving the Soul Eater, Sophia was then introduced into the irregulars as a scout, Certil recognizing the young woman's talent for staying hidden. She worked under the command of a Knight Scout Commander, Gianna, a beautiful woman that was hard not for Sophia to take notice of. Though nothing ever did happen, Sophia's unknown fancy for the woman made it easy for Gianna to also take notice. Giving her a more advanced mission, Gianna ordered Sophia to a remote location that might house one of the true runes - though it was just a speck of a rumor that didn't warrant any more than a single scout.

The mission was more successful than anything thought it might be. Upon entering the location, Sophia was surprised as a bright light blinded her and before she could understand what had happened, a silvery bracelet sat tightly and yet comfortably on her wrist. Reporting back to her commanding officer, they gasped in awe at how the rune had been so quick to choose her, though some of Gianna's commanders wanted to scold her for being reckless - the scout commander held them off. Sophia was then given vacation for a couple weeks to become more familiar with the news powers and on her return, she was surprised with the reward of being promoted to Knight Scout.

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Sorry, wife has been playing games with me a lot. I promise I'm not leaving this... and I'm still excited about it. :)

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Retired

Age: 26
Gender: Female

Physical Attributes
Appearance: Raulyn stands around five feet and four inches, having a weaker, but surprisingly tone body. Though she sports a scare few scars, most of them have been healed over nicely and are barely noticeable.
Physical Weaknesses: Physically speaking, she is not very strong, nor has a lot of endurance, making her overall a weak combatant in the traditional sense.
Physical Strengths: What she lacks in strength and endurance, she makes up with a naturally high stamina reserve as well as higher than normal grace and agility, though is mostly due to her profession.

Mental Attributes
Personality: Raulyn is a confident introvert meaning that she spends time alone recharging after emotional ordeals, and yet holds a confidence more related to the normal out going persona that others have. While quiet, she is social and often doesn't say things without a purpose behind them - though the words themselves might not convey the intended meaning. While a romantic at heart she still has a hard time believing in love or more specifically, love for her, and therefore has developed a pessimistic outlook on her love life. Regardless this, she is a strong, resilient individual that displays determination in absolutes and despite her extremes as a person, she is rather friendly and sweet towards others.
Likes: Learning, deep discussions, flirting, music, chocolate
Dislikes: Crowds, complainers, blind faith, being alone
Phobias: Spiders, dying alone

Background
Biography: Born on Onyx, a world that represents both steam and magi technologies. Cliche as it sounds, Raulyn was an orphaned at only the age of one, left on the doorsteps of Professor Oral Windsor Lafon with a simple looking bracelet. She grew up in a surprisingly cold household and many of her neighbors often wondered why Prof. Lafon didn't just give Raulyn up for adoption, but regardless of the reasons, the little girl grew up mostly without any family or friends. What friends she did have often grew apart from her for various reasons and Prof. Lafon could hardly be called a real father - more akin to a caretaker.

So as she grew up, she used the only outlet she could to the world and became the professor's assistant. Gaining most of her social skills from this work, she also gained research skills and a love for learning, often spending her time with her nose inside lore books or ones about myths and legends. This was also a time for exploration for the young woman who had an eye for the ladies, though her luck was extremely sour - ranging from rejection to being used and discarded. By the time she was a young adult, she was well on her own to understanding most steam technology as well as how they were used to draw out the magi crystals power, though most of her time was spent helping Professor Lafon chase after a legend about Archons.

Eventually, the professor passed away due to old age and despite his apparent uncaring nature, left his fortune and estate to Miss Raulyn Dutch. She continued his work out of habit and also curiosity, searching forgotten ruins for the mention of Archons.

Combat Information
Typical form of combat: Long-range; she prefers to keep herself at a distance for long as possible, though even without combat training, she is clever enough to shift her tactics is needed.
Preferred Team Role: Offensive support
Weapon:

Blue & Silver Bracelet

Unique Equipment: Cap, dairy/notebook

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@Carantathraiel@Specter189

Got my CS done, ready for approval! Here!

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Going to finish up Raulyn today for approval! ^.^ Which means... I won't get it until night time for me, haha. #Korea

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"Then hurry up," she teased Aphrodite as she went outside the room. After a few moments, she took in a deep sigh and rubbed her forehead. She plopped back onto the bed and brushed her hair with her fingers, thoughts swirling around in her head. It was hard to deny that the elf was now starting to flirt with her and while it filled her stomach with more butterflies, she still felt that nervousness, unsure of what was going to happen. Her thoughts just kept her occupied until a knock at the door made her jump.

"Hold on!" she yelled anxiously, quickly darting to the door and opening it as the elf came in. She quickly closed it and looked Aphrodite over for a moment or two, really admitting how beautiful she was. Before too long however, she cleared her throat and followed after Aphrodite like a little puppy as she began to speak. "So, um.. Aphrodite.." She paused and quickly thought, 'shit, now I have to say something!' She hadn't been sure what she wanted to say before she spoke and huffed slightly to herself, blushing. "A-about the kissing.. thing.." Adley started to move her hands a bit as she spoke. "Um, like... I guess.. uh.. like, I love kisses.. and stuff... but a lot of people think it should lead to the bedroom. I guess I'm a bit different? I'd, uh.."

It wasn't hard at all to tell that Adley was suddenly full of nerves as she continued to stand in front of the warrior elf, her hands moving and fiddling with themselves as she spoke, her gaze darting between Aphrodite's eyes and the ground. ".. rather.. cuddles and romance and stuff first. I..." She finally takes a deep breath and giggles nervously. "I don't know what I'm saying.." She finally gives her a bashful smile and quickly sits herself on the edge of the bed, biting her lip, wondering what she just did.