Rultaos
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Hi there I'm Rultaos, or simply Rult as some of my friends call me. I first got into RP'ing on two different sites back when I was in High School. The forums of the games Minecraft and Spiral Knights. Both had game-related RP's, as well as off-topic ones regarding fantasy and sci-fi. This was around 3-4 years ago. I wasn't really good at it back then, but I met a lot of great people and feel like I really improved since then.
For any of you who are curious, this was one of my biggest RP undertakings before I got into this site (My username also comes from this as a tribute to it!). It's not really a very well-written roleplay (or a very well-managed one for that matter). But it really meant a lot to me because of how far it went, how long it survived, and how it inspired my fellow players there. It always fills me with a sense of nostalgia whenever I glance at it in my bookmarks...
I got into RPGuild back when it was still using the old server (the one that got taken down after Mahz got behind on his pay and the providers ended their service without warning). I was pretty bummed when this happened because I was already actively participating in a number of roleplays, and I could only stay in contact with a select few guildmates on the Facebook group. Eventually, the long wait was over, and the site was given renewed life after a few bumps in the road that guildmaster Mahz faced in his attempts to resurrect this place. It was a good day for many including myself when this site slowly started getting more and more features.
2014 was my second year in college and was a very stressful time for me. Mostly concerning academics, with a few occasional problems regarding friends and fellow students alike. Because of this, I had to suddenly drop out of roleplaying for a while in order to have the time to get my real life back in order.
Now, I've returned to the site, and am hoping to get back into the groove of roleplaying and make more great friends and have even greater adventures through whatever huge universe your brilliant minds can think of! If you wanna invite me to play, or even just have a friendly chat about anything, send a message my way and I'll reply as soon as I can =)
For those of you who are wondering, my roleplay interests include: Sci-Fi, Military, sometimes Fantasy, a Fandom one if I'm familiar with the source material, heck I'd be willing to dabble in an Apocalypse setting as well. I'm also willing to try new things as well if it seems fascinating enough. So hit me up with an idea any time and I'd be happy to share my thoughts with you.
Well, I feel like I've used up enough for your time. Thanks for caring enough to read all this, and I hope you enjoy your roleplay adventures as much as I have in the past and the present ^_^
For any of you who are curious, this was one of my biggest RP undertakings before I got into this site (My username also comes from this as a tribute to it!). It's not really a very well-written roleplay (or a very well-managed one for that matter). But it really meant a lot to me because of how far it went, how long it survived, and how it inspired my fellow players there. It always fills me with a sense of nostalgia whenever I glance at it in my bookmarks...
I got into RPGuild back when it was still using the old server (the one that got taken down after Mahz got behind on his pay and the providers ended their service without warning). I was pretty bummed when this happened because I was already actively participating in a number of roleplays, and I could only stay in contact with a select few guildmates on the Facebook group. Eventually, the long wait was over, and the site was given renewed life after a few bumps in the road that guildmaster Mahz faced in his attempts to resurrect this place. It was a good day for many including myself when this site slowly started getting more and more features.
2014 was my second year in college and was a very stressful time for me. Mostly concerning academics, with a few occasional problems regarding friends and fellow students alike. Because of this, I had to suddenly drop out of roleplaying for a while in order to have the time to get my real life back in order.
Now, I've returned to the site, and am hoping to get back into the groove of roleplaying and make more great friends and have even greater adventures through whatever huge universe your brilliant minds can think of! If you wanna invite me to play, or even just have a friendly chat about anything, send a message my way and I'll reply as soon as I can =)
For those of you who are wondering, my roleplay interests include: Sci-Fi, Military, sometimes Fantasy, a Fandom one if I'm familiar with the source material, heck I'd be willing to dabble in an Apocalypse setting as well. I'm also willing to try new things as well if it seems fascinating enough. So hit me up with an idea any time and I'd be happy to share my thoughts with you.
Well, I feel like I've used up enough for your time. Thanks for caring enough to read all this, and I hope you enjoy your roleplay adventures as much as I have in the past and the present ^_^
Most Recent Posts
I think everyone's already posted Laue xD. Correct me if I'm wrong though
It's alright, Lionheart. Your efforts to make time for this is much appreciated ^_^
Well... I've never RP'ed with a stat system before, so I guess I could try it out. I'll be fine with it as long as raw stats wont be able to completely overwhelm tactics and strategy every time XD. I'd also like it if possible options for tackling different situations wont be limited because of a low stat in a certain skill. It would kind of limit imagination.
Nice post, Kunori. I guess we're going to be getting character development for Rika's brother from you? XD
Finally got my post up... Damn that was longer than I expected XD
Heading into the dining hall, Varkasan was surprised by how kindly the villagers had taken to them. Travelling around different towns as a member of The Guardians, he was often used to people simply being scared of Paladin presence instead of welcoming it. He noticed that Sylvestra had a stern look on her face and was examining the area. Alicia was also looking uncertainly at the food on her plate. Other Paladins were doing the same.
"Something is definitely wrong here... I hope Aradus, Kagax, and the others can feel it too." He thought. On a side-thought, he remembered how Alicia had simply ignored his greetings back in Liria. Not that he expected her to be friendly with him. Though he thought that maybe she was simply too nervous to notice him.
Just as he was thinking that, Alicia conjured one of her swords of Light. Varkasan wasn't sure what she was going to use it for, but he kept his eye on her all the same. "Everyone has a reason for doing something..." He thought. His questions were soon answered when Alicia's sword exploded into dust, and the room around them changed.
Bloody walls and floor panels, the structures losing their pleasant looks in exchange for more ruined ones, and the friendly villagers shifting into robed men and women. "By the Light... It's an Illusion!" Varkasan announced as other Paladins began speaking the same realization. Meanwhile, all of the ones who ingested the offered food began coughing violently, and spitting blood out of their mouths. "Poison...!" He thought. With that, he drew his sword and shield, immediately coating them with his Shield of Light. "It's a trap! Defend yourselves!" Varkasan shouted as everyone began screaming battlecries and orders.
One of the Mages approached him with some kind of sword made of pure fire and tried to stab him. Varkasan blocked it with his shield, causing the fire to pop like a firecracker and made the Mage stumble backwards. The Paladin quickly followed up with a slash to the Mage's stomach to end him. A few more approached him with Magical weaponry. Too many to counter all at once. Thinking fast, he picked up the poisoned food using his shield hand, and empowered it with Holy Flare. He then threw the glowing piece of grub into the middle of the group as it exploded into a ball of light, effectively scorching the Mages. Other enemies had began coming towards him. As long as they were only one or two, he could easily take them down with swift sword movements and timed shield blocks. If there were three or more, he would use the leftover food on the table as Holy Flares to disable all of them at once, as well as assist fellow Paladins by giving the other Mages burns with the aura from the balls of Light.
Eventually however, Spellslingers began hitting Varkasan from afar, forcing him to duck behind his shield as he was peppered with attacks of different elements. "Damn! They have me pinned down!". Turning around from behind his shield, he saw Aradus cutting down Mages on the far side of the room. Besides the table, there was clear space in between them. Varkasan had an idea.
"Aradus! When I give the word, hit me with a salvo!" Varkasan shouted towards his friend. Aradus looked at him for about a second before he understood the situation and nodded. Varkasan waited until the Mages rested momentarily with their spells. Once they stopped hitting his shield, he gave the order. "NOW!" He shouted. He quickly spun around as Aradus began conjuring and shooting arrows of Light at him. The shield got hit with all of it, and the Light arrows seemed to have stuck onto the shield. Varkasan turned back to face the Mages.
"Reflect..." Varkasan thought. The tail ends of the light arrows began shining, and then morphed into the sharp points of the arrows. His grip on his shield tightened, and all of the arrows latched onto his shield began launching towards the Mages at an even faster velocity. They would have no time to dodge, and if even one of Aradus' arrows so much as grazed them, their magic in the bodies would start burning up. None of the Spellslingers were missed, and they all fell down shouting and groaning in pain before they died.
And before anyone realized it, the battle was over. Once all the Mages were dead, Varkasan regrouped with Aradus and Kagax. "Are you two alright? How are the others?" He asked. Kagax spoke. "We lost Reginald... The poor kid ate a tiny bite. He was in no condition to fight. He was struck down before any of us could save him..." He said solemnly. "By the Light... May his soul depart in peace." Varkasan said quietly. "Thankfully we took no other casualties. However a lot of comrades have fallen as well. We should get to work on sorting the bodies." Aradus added.
However, before any of them could do that, Alicia summoned another one of her light swords to make sure there wasn't another illusion. Unfortunately, there was. One of the armored Paladins suddenly shifted into a strangely clothed man. "What a bother you lot are. Now we will have to do it the hard way." He said. And with that, the man disappeared with a teleportation spell. However, he had something else planned as strings seemed to begin protruding from the dead bodies of both Paladins and Mages. Not only that, but their bones were forcibly wrenched out of their system, and used to make some sort of distorted armor.
"This is just wrong..." Kagax said in disbelief. "Nay... This is an atrocity..." Varkasan said in anger. He believed reanimation of dead bodies to be the highest form of offense to any dead man. This Mage had to be purged.
Inquisitor Levran was the first to charge. "Amazing, considering he was poisoned not too long ago." Varkasan thought. Aradus cojured more of his arrows and let them barrage the corpses. However, the bone armor stopped them from touching the skin, which prevented it from burning up immediately. "My arrows aren't going to cut it. We need to break through their bones before we can vanquish them!" Aradus said. "Easier said than done!" Kagax said as the new battle begun. The corpses seemed to move as if they were alive, using the dropped weapons and clashing against the Paladins with impressive skill. Varkasan re-applied the Shield of Light to his equipment, and did the same for his squad.
He spotted Sylvestra and Alicia nearby, and gave them some amounts of the spell. "Don't let that go to waste!" He said after casting it. He would've given it to Levran as well, but the man was already deep in the fray. "What's the plan here?" Varkasan asked his squad. "Get in there and fight them. If you can break their armor, I can launch arrows to embed themselves inside." Aradus said. "Go with Janus, his spells have much more punch than mine or Vark's. I'll go with him. He can reflect my Flying Cleaves" Kagax said.
Varkasan nodded. Janus, with his heavy plate armor, spiked mace, and conjured battering rams of Light would be suited to shattering their armor. While he himself could reflect the long-ranged slashes made by Kagax's sword. "Understood. But stay close together and watch each other's backs!" Aradus replied as the squad rushed into the fight.
Janus opened up by launching a large Light battering ram into a group of corpses to scatter them. Kagax slashed into Varkasan's shield, to empower it with Burning Reflection, before Varkasan launched it at the group to cut them up. Some of it got inside the breaks in the bone armor made by Janus' attack and caused them to start burning up into an ash pile. However, the remaining ones raised their weapons and began to fight back.
Then, it was all a frenzied blur of Steel, Bone, Flesh, and Light....
"Something is definitely wrong here... I hope Aradus, Kagax, and the others can feel it too." He thought. On a side-thought, he remembered how Alicia had simply ignored his greetings back in Liria. Not that he expected her to be friendly with him. Though he thought that maybe she was simply too nervous to notice him.
Just as he was thinking that, Alicia conjured one of her swords of Light. Varkasan wasn't sure what she was going to use it for, but he kept his eye on her all the same. "Everyone has a reason for doing something..." He thought. His questions were soon answered when Alicia's sword exploded into dust, and the room around them changed.
Bloody walls and floor panels, the structures losing their pleasant looks in exchange for more ruined ones, and the friendly villagers shifting into robed men and women. "By the Light... It's an Illusion!" Varkasan announced as other Paladins began speaking the same realization. Meanwhile, all of the ones who ingested the offered food began coughing violently, and spitting blood out of their mouths. "Poison...!" He thought. With that, he drew his sword and shield, immediately coating them with his Shield of Light. "It's a trap! Defend yourselves!" Varkasan shouted as everyone began screaming battlecries and orders.
One of the Mages approached him with some kind of sword made of pure fire and tried to stab him. Varkasan blocked it with his shield, causing the fire to pop like a firecracker and made the Mage stumble backwards. The Paladin quickly followed up with a slash to the Mage's stomach to end him. A few more approached him with Magical weaponry. Too many to counter all at once. Thinking fast, he picked up the poisoned food using his shield hand, and empowered it with Holy Flare. He then threw the glowing piece of grub into the middle of the group as it exploded into a ball of light, effectively scorching the Mages. Other enemies had began coming towards him. As long as they were only one or two, he could easily take them down with swift sword movements and timed shield blocks. If there were three or more, he would use the leftover food on the table as Holy Flares to disable all of them at once, as well as assist fellow Paladins by giving the other Mages burns with the aura from the balls of Light.
Eventually however, Spellslingers began hitting Varkasan from afar, forcing him to duck behind his shield as he was peppered with attacks of different elements. "Damn! They have me pinned down!". Turning around from behind his shield, he saw Aradus cutting down Mages on the far side of the room. Besides the table, there was clear space in between them. Varkasan had an idea.
"Aradus! When I give the word, hit me with a salvo!" Varkasan shouted towards his friend. Aradus looked at him for about a second before he understood the situation and nodded. Varkasan waited until the Mages rested momentarily with their spells. Once they stopped hitting his shield, he gave the order. "NOW!" He shouted. He quickly spun around as Aradus began conjuring and shooting arrows of Light at him. The shield got hit with all of it, and the Light arrows seemed to have stuck onto the shield. Varkasan turned back to face the Mages.
"Reflect..." Varkasan thought. The tail ends of the light arrows began shining, and then morphed into the sharp points of the arrows. His grip on his shield tightened, and all of the arrows latched onto his shield began launching towards the Mages at an even faster velocity. They would have no time to dodge, and if even one of Aradus' arrows so much as grazed them, their magic in the bodies would start burning up. None of the Spellslingers were missed, and they all fell down shouting and groaning in pain before they died.
And before anyone realized it, the battle was over. Once all the Mages were dead, Varkasan regrouped with Aradus and Kagax. "Are you two alright? How are the others?" He asked. Kagax spoke. "We lost Reginald... The poor kid ate a tiny bite. He was in no condition to fight. He was struck down before any of us could save him..." He said solemnly. "By the Light... May his soul depart in peace." Varkasan said quietly. "Thankfully we took no other casualties. However a lot of comrades have fallen as well. We should get to work on sorting the bodies." Aradus added.
However, before any of them could do that, Alicia summoned another one of her light swords to make sure there wasn't another illusion. Unfortunately, there was. One of the armored Paladins suddenly shifted into a strangely clothed man. "What a bother you lot are. Now we will have to do it the hard way." He said. And with that, the man disappeared with a teleportation spell. However, he had something else planned as strings seemed to begin protruding from the dead bodies of both Paladins and Mages. Not only that, but their bones were forcibly wrenched out of their system, and used to make some sort of distorted armor.
"This is just wrong..." Kagax said in disbelief. "Nay... This is an atrocity..." Varkasan said in anger. He believed reanimation of dead bodies to be the highest form of offense to any dead man. This Mage had to be purged.
Inquisitor Levran was the first to charge. "Amazing, considering he was poisoned not too long ago." Varkasan thought. Aradus cojured more of his arrows and let them barrage the corpses. However, the bone armor stopped them from touching the skin, which prevented it from burning up immediately. "My arrows aren't going to cut it. We need to break through their bones before we can vanquish them!" Aradus said. "Easier said than done!" Kagax said as the new battle begun. The corpses seemed to move as if they were alive, using the dropped weapons and clashing against the Paladins with impressive skill. Varkasan re-applied the Shield of Light to his equipment, and did the same for his squad.
He spotted Sylvestra and Alicia nearby, and gave them some amounts of the spell. "Don't let that go to waste!" He said after casting it. He would've given it to Levran as well, but the man was already deep in the fray. "What's the plan here?" Varkasan asked his squad. "Get in there and fight them. If you can break their armor, I can launch arrows to embed themselves inside." Aradus said. "Go with Janus, his spells have much more punch than mine or Vark's. I'll go with him. He can reflect my Flying Cleaves" Kagax said.
Varkasan nodded. Janus, with his heavy plate armor, spiked mace, and conjured battering rams of Light would be suited to shattering their armor. While he himself could reflect the long-ranged slashes made by Kagax's sword. "Understood. But stay close together and watch each other's backs!" Aradus replied as the squad rushed into the fight.
Janus opened up by launching a large Light battering ram into a group of corpses to scatter them. Kagax slashed into Varkasan's shield, to empower it with Burning Reflection, before Varkasan launched it at the group to cut them up. Some of it got inside the breaks in the bone armor made by Janus' attack and caused them to start burning up into an ash pile. However, the remaining ones raised their weapons and began to fight back.
Then, it was all a frenzied blur of Steel, Bone, Flesh, and Light....
I edited my post to have Varkasan recognize Conrad as well =)
Awww... Alicia ignored Vark. Oh well, I'll just write that in once I get my next post up. It may take a bit of time though. And yes, Laue. Congratulations on the long post XD. The action is starting just as quickly as last time. Though I do appreciate that different things happen, and Mages are in a dilemma as well, instead of everything being fine and dandy for them =P
Awww... Alicia ignored Vark. Oh well, I'll just write that in once I get my next post up. It may take a bit of time though. And yes, Laue. Congratulations on the long post XD. The action is starting just as quickly as last time. Though I do appreciate that different things happen, and Mages are in a dilemma as well, instead of everything being fine and dandy for them =P
Good post Noel =). Should get things rolling with some character interaction. Though I have to ask, why do you keep referring to yourself in third-person? It's not bad or anything, I'm just very curious why.
You're welcome Chenzor ^_^. Yeah, it's always nice when someone acknowledges the traits of your character, so I try to do that if ever I can. And yes, Wanderer. We could use another Paly. The Mage rebel scum have us outnumbered!
Well... I was right. It was certainly about the Azure Covenant. Though are we really just going to walk up and knock on their front doors? No, surely not. That is a foolish move against this kind of enemy, even with these numbers. I trust the Inquisitor has a better plan than that. Varkasan thought to himself. His train of thought was broken however when he heard his name as one of the candidates. He certainly did not expect that.
Aradus chuckled. "Well, this answers the question of why you were called here." He said. Varkasan nodded. "I'll do my best if I am given such an honor, though this is very sudden considering my time in service." He said. He wasn't entirely sure if he deserved the title of Inquisitor so soon, but he would try not to let them down. "You'll figure it out. You're a fast learner." Aradus assured him. As Paladins began moving around them, some leaving and others remaining to chat, their conversation was interrupted by a familiar voice from behind him.
"Would you two care to explain what form of sorcery this is?" The annoyed voice said. Turning around, the two greeted another Paladin wearing a set of extravagant golden armor. "Ah, Kagax. We were wondering where you and the others were." Aradus said. "We weren't far. Janus and Reginald are back there. But getting back to the point... How did new blood like Varkasan Trenact be the first of our unit to become a candidate for the Inquisition?!" He said, turning towards the younger Paladin. Varkasan did not know how to reply, but Aradus answered for him. "I don't know. Perhaps he spent more time fighting Mages than trying to kiss the asses of his superiors, like a certain someone we know..." He replied jokingly. "Ngh... Very funny..." Kagax said bitterly, clenching his fists.
Varkasan knew that to be true. Kagax was their squad leader, and he often made sure that every feat he performs is known by others, most especially those above him. The man had quite a thirst for glory, and so seeing Varkasan surpass him suddenly was sure to shake him up. Despite his shortcomings though, he was a very capable leader in the field, and was never satisfied with anything less than victory.
"Cheer up, old friend. You know I didn't mean it that way." Aradus told him, more gently this time. "I know..." Kagax replied. He paused for a moment and released his fists before continuing. "We'll talk later at the stables. We don't have long to prepare. And I want my squad in top shape for this mission." He continued. "Of course, although Varkasan here will be riding with the Inquisitor and the other candidates." Aradus replied. Kagax nodded and left towards their other comrades.
Turning back to Varkasan, Aradus spoke. "Anything you still need to do before we set off?" He asked. "No, I believe I'm prepared. I was expecting a swift departure anyway." Varkasan replied."Alright, you head on to the stables then to meet up with the candidates and the Inquisitior. Best to make a good first impression. I'll go with Kagax and the others. We'll talk to you again at the first village." Aradus instructed. Varkasan nodded. "May the light protect us all in this journey." He said, before leaving to follow the crowd heading towards the stables.
On the way, he thought about the other candidates. Alicia Eternus was a familiar name. Though, almost everyone was familiar with her. He remembered being in the same recruit batch as her when he first started his Paladin training. They weren't exactly friends, but he knew her to a degree. Most people who never saw Alicia in action would doubt her ability to survive without her servants, but Varkasan did, and he knew that she was someone who could beat him in a duel if she really wanted. And that was saying something, considering his own exceptional skill with a blade.
The other candidate, Sylvestra Wyrmire, was a name he had only heard of. But he heard a good deal about it. She was a high-ranking Paladin among the warriors of The Vanguard Covenant. A group who (true to its name) led the battle against the Mage threat by attacking and intercepting them, stamping them out relentlessly wherever they dared reveal themselves. If that wasn't enough, she had a reputation for rapidly ascending the chain of command, as well as a battle-record consisting of numerous victories against Mage uprisings and even clashes against The Azure Covenant's members; her experience surpassed many Paladins. Out of the four candidates, Varkasan thought she was the one who was most likely to be taken in by The Inquisitors.
And the last candidate, Conrad Felden. Varkasan was unfamiliar with him. But he had heard rumors. Some have said that he was some sort of "experiment" by the Inquisition; someone taken in from a young age and indoctrinated with nothing but loyalty to The Inquisitors. He had also heard Aradus speak highly of him before, as they had went on a joint mission together before. His friend had said that he "had never seen a man be able to take so much punishment and still keep fighting, let alone stand straight". Whoever this Paladin was, Varkasan believed he would be a force to be reckoned with.
As they walked, he noticed Alica Eternus ahead of him. "Her white hair is certainly hard to miss even in a crowd like this." He thought amusedly. However, he noticed that she seemed to be stiff and on edge. He had seen that look among the recruits during the first days of his rigorous training; nervousness and fear. "But nervous for what? The Black Forest is still a long way away, and she's rarely shown such fear during training. What could possibly have her worried?" He wondered. He decided to ask her about it, and perhaps calm her down.Even if they weren't acquaintances, they were still brothers and sisters in arms.
"Hey!" He called out as he approached her. "You look troubled. Is something the matter?" He spoke through his helmet. Partway through greeting her, he decided now would also be a good time to get to know the other candidates he would most likely be working with for a while.
Aradus chuckled. "Well, this answers the question of why you were called here." He said. Varkasan nodded. "I'll do my best if I am given such an honor, though this is very sudden considering my time in service." He said. He wasn't entirely sure if he deserved the title of Inquisitor so soon, but he would try not to let them down. "You'll figure it out. You're a fast learner." Aradus assured him. As Paladins began moving around them, some leaving and others remaining to chat, their conversation was interrupted by a familiar voice from behind him.
"Would you two care to explain what form of sorcery this is?" The annoyed voice said. Turning around, the two greeted another Paladin wearing a set of extravagant golden armor. "Ah, Kagax. We were wondering where you and the others were." Aradus said. "We weren't far. Janus and Reginald are back there. But getting back to the point... How did new blood like Varkasan Trenact be the first of our unit to become a candidate for the Inquisition?!" He said, turning towards the younger Paladin. Varkasan did not know how to reply, but Aradus answered for him. "I don't know. Perhaps he spent more time fighting Mages than trying to kiss the asses of his superiors, like a certain someone we know..." He replied jokingly. "Ngh... Very funny..." Kagax said bitterly, clenching his fists.
Varkasan knew that to be true. Kagax was their squad leader, and he often made sure that every feat he performs is known by others, most especially those above him. The man had quite a thirst for glory, and so seeing Varkasan surpass him suddenly was sure to shake him up. Despite his shortcomings though, he was a very capable leader in the field, and was never satisfied with anything less than victory.
"Cheer up, old friend. You know I didn't mean it that way." Aradus told him, more gently this time. "I know..." Kagax replied. He paused for a moment and released his fists before continuing. "We'll talk later at the stables. We don't have long to prepare. And I want my squad in top shape for this mission." He continued. "Of course, although Varkasan here will be riding with the Inquisitor and the other candidates." Aradus replied. Kagax nodded and left towards their other comrades.
Turning back to Varkasan, Aradus spoke. "Anything you still need to do before we set off?" He asked. "No, I believe I'm prepared. I was expecting a swift departure anyway." Varkasan replied."Alright, you head on to the stables then to meet up with the candidates and the Inquisitior. Best to make a good first impression. I'll go with Kagax and the others. We'll talk to you again at the first village." Aradus instructed. Varkasan nodded. "May the light protect us all in this journey." He said, before leaving to follow the crowd heading towards the stables.
On the way, he thought about the other candidates. Alicia Eternus was a familiar name. Though, almost everyone was familiar with her. He remembered being in the same recruit batch as her when he first started his Paladin training. They weren't exactly friends, but he knew her to a degree. Most people who never saw Alicia in action would doubt her ability to survive without her servants, but Varkasan did, and he knew that she was someone who could beat him in a duel if she really wanted. And that was saying something, considering his own exceptional skill with a blade.
The other candidate, Sylvestra Wyrmire, was a name he had only heard of. But he heard a good deal about it. She was a high-ranking Paladin among the warriors of The Vanguard Covenant. A group who (true to its name) led the battle against the Mage threat by attacking and intercepting them, stamping them out relentlessly wherever they dared reveal themselves. If that wasn't enough, she had a reputation for rapidly ascending the chain of command, as well as a battle-record consisting of numerous victories against Mage uprisings and even clashes against The Azure Covenant's members; her experience surpassed many Paladins. Out of the four candidates, Varkasan thought she was the one who was most likely to be taken in by The Inquisitors.
And the last candidate, Conrad Felden. Varkasan was unfamiliar with him. But he had heard rumors. Some have said that he was some sort of "experiment" by the Inquisition; someone taken in from a young age and indoctrinated with nothing but loyalty to The Inquisitors. He had also heard Aradus speak highly of him before, as they had went on a joint mission together before. His friend had said that he "had never seen a man be able to take so much punishment and still keep fighting, let alone stand straight". Whoever this Paladin was, Varkasan believed he would be a force to be reckoned with.
As they walked, he noticed Alica Eternus ahead of him. "Her white hair is certainly hard to miss even in a crowd like this." He thought amusedly. However, he noticed that she seemed to be stiff and on edge. He had seen that look among the recruits during the first days of his rigorous training; nervousness and fear. "But nervous for what? The Black Forest is still a long way away, and she's rarely shown such fear during training. What could possibly have her worried?" He wondered. He decided to ask her about it, and perhaps calm her down.Even if they weren't acquaintances, they were still brothers and sisters in arms.
"Hey!" He called out as he approached her. "You look troubled. Is something the matter?" He spoke through his helmet. Partway through greeting her, he decided now would also be a good time to get to know the other candidates he would most likely be working with for a while.
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