Shoryu

Dark Souls, Kingdom rebuild.

Amongst the chattering fellows meeting near bon-fire, and one stranger trying to spy from afar, a great cry broke the sound of the pouring rain and thunder. Twas not a human cry, but one of a great bird screeching into the darkness, A big one most likely given the intensity of the sound... yet, for a time nothing further interrupted them...

A short distance away, high up that slope where a smoldering woman hid from the rain beneath a tree, something 'did' interfere, as a heavy object Thumped against the tree beneath which she hid, coupled with a strange voice shouting potentially angry gibberish that vanished into the sounds of the rain, only for a strange being to become visible once more smacking into the wet ground beyong and tumbling most expeditiously down the slope.

Moments later the sounds of said Tumble could be heard by the others who had been gathered, muddy splats and further high toned gibberish as the figure tumbled into the vicinity of the bon-fire, miraculously avoiding striking anyone, before tumbling further still and finally coming to a stop with a heavy WHUD! as it smacked into a nearby rock and then lay still... for a time...

...

Suddenly there was a cheer from the muddy mass as it leapt up and threw it's arms high "WOOO! You were dead on! Good eye!" Who it was talking to was a mystery, but the voice sounded a little echoey, as if from inside a helmet... It pulled something from amongst the muddy mess of it's outfit and suddenly made an exagerated throw up into the air-just as a massive Crow shot by and caught whatever it was. "I shall see you another day friend!" They even waved at it as it left the vicinity of the gathering of strangers... Then something else as tall as they were smacked them in the back and knocked them down once more.

They were up much faster this time though and collecting the object, which turned out to be an impressively large bow, and at last turned towards the bonfire and began jogging towards it while letting the rain wash off the muddy mess... singing, of all things "Ohhh, ~Your journey it began because, YOU DIED. Out of your cell you ran and then, YOU DIED. You pause to catch your breath, And die another gruesome death, So now you creep around each corner terrified."... Quite suddenly, at precisely the moment they crossed more clearly into the light of the bon-fire they made a visible jerk, as if only then recognizing that there had been other individuals there... "Nuṇḍi vandanālu mitrulu!" Was more gibberish that came as they suddenly waved to the group and continued close enough to tough the bon-fire... It was hard to tell if they were looking 'at' anyone specific with that strange helmet on "Greetings Stranger Friends! And thank you for the big shiny beacon, it improved my bird friend's aim quite a bit this time!"

Dark Souls: Sins of the Lords

HEY HO! I shall get a CS in soon... provided the site behaves enough when I try to post it XD

I may also need to PM the GM about something character related... maybe XD And definitely need to look up the difference between curses... much as I like dark souls, i have no idea what the difference between them is! XD

Dark Souls: Sins of the Lords

blah, it double posted me when it did the application error.

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I don't wanna be mean, but I gotta be honest... and besides, dark souls pulls no punches anyway. For being the GM of this RP, that opening post that's supposed to set the scene was incredibly basic and under-detailed. You must be 'incredibly' busy if even half an hour out of a whole week can't be spared for it.

That said, It's not gonna scare 'me' away, and I just have to assume it falls to the player's to flesh out the environment where we're most likely supposed to spend a good portion of the RP while building a new settlement.

Dark Souls RP - Pitching in an idea.

Well! I like Dark souls RPs as well, and actually signed up for another one that hasn't even started in the last week, so who knows, maybe i'll join this one too.

Dark Souls, Kingdom rebuild.

Friday Hath rolled around! :D

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We'll just have to keep lingering until he gets to it I guess >3>

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@Lugubrious

Accepted.

I'll have the Ic and my character up by the end of this week.

@dragonmancer

WELL! you must be a very busy man! I've seen RPs die before they even start from a moderate wait like that, though hopefully the crew here is nice and patient!

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@ShoryuI think my warrior of sunlight and your guy may get along, praise the sun!

@zackattack279

I Think so too!

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Asta, Paragon of Change

Name – Astavyastamaina Marpunu [He just goes by Asta][And yes, that is a made up name, he made it up himself! it even has a meaning.]
Age – Unknown
Gender – Male
Sexuality – Undefined
Land of Origin – He doesn't remember where he came from before.
Covenant – Marpu yokka margam [The path of Change]
Title of Government - None yet!
Appearance – He's a rather odd looking person, seemingly not an inch of his body is actually visible, fairly tall and covered from head to knee's in a strangely fibrous looking white material that appears to be done up in a cloak of sorts. There is clearly something worn under it, as there are thick leather sleeves protruding from it, though they look needlessly wide and they terminate in a pair of gauntlets that are attached to the sleeve's outer edges and almost seem as if they are sealing them. These gauntlets appear to be made of some form of chitinous material, as if they were made from the pieces of some over-sized bug monster, the boots might be similar, though there is some slightly obscuring mist lingering at the base of his cloak that blurs the view beneath it.

More note-worthy still is the helmet, also wrapped in the strange white stuff and comprised of a large green orb whose surface creates the illusion of a giant eye that turns in whichever direction it is viewed from.

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Personality: Personality – Asta comes across as a bit of a loon, not a violent one, just a real odd-ball, with strange mannerisms and an equally strange language that joins his speech from time to time. He often seems to take nothing as seriously as anyone he meets, but the smart traveler of Lordran would easily consider that, like countless other things in this land, there is more to him than meets the eye.

He bears strong beliefs about the undeadening, some which differ intensely from most groups and, while he may not have personal problems against certain groups, some of them may have issues with 'him', particularly since he is not shy about sharing his strange philosophy with whoever will listen, though he still refrains from wanton preaching.

Backround - He doesn't remember where he came from, and only a few tidbits of who he used to be that he decided were worth recreating, mainly some personality traits, especially those that set the foundation for his philosophy, skills, and useful knowledge. Otherwise, he considers his 'old self' to be dead and gone in favor of the new self, in standing with his philosophy, the process of becoming undead was simply the death of his old life, which he released to oblivious in favor of going head-long into forging a new life, one full of change rediscovery.

He does not view the undeadening as a curse, but simply another stage in life that gives him the chance to become a whole new person! In fact, he came to Lordran seeking adventure, and prophecies tended to be great guides to finding exactly that! The interesting people sure don't hurt the experience either.

What he 'does' remember is that since becoming undead, he has never felt freer, letting the old slip away in order to discover the new, ever changing as he forges new memories, finds new knowledge, and learns new skills to play with... He can't imagine why anyone would be afraid of new things!

Weapons, spells, armor, other equipment go here: Arsenal –

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Bone Greatbow - An almost comically large bow, formed of surprisingly flexible bones from some unknown creatures, with skulls of some other creatures fused to it. It is surprisingly durable for it's rickety appearance and often used as a make-shift shield if anything gets too close while he has it out.

Bone Great Arrows - Giant Arrows made from the bones of some large creatures, shaped similar to lances and useless on anything less than a great bow, can also be used in melee if one doesn't mind something being more fragile than a proper weapon.

Screen of Marpu - The strange helmet worn by a mysterious man, the unusual shaping of it's giant crystal eye, though appearing solid from the outside, provides the wearer with a refracted view that shows all before him, allowing unhindered vision despite being a full helmet. It also has the added effect of being remarkably creepy to the onlooker.

Fibrous Cloak - A cloak made of an unknown fibrous material, though it appears fragile, it is surprisingly effective at 'catching' sharp objects such as arrows or lighter swords and appears to be resistant to Fire, Electrical currents, and Cold weather. It can in-fact be used to store small objects or lighter weapons by setting them amidst the odd material.
Deep contents - Estus Flask, Several healing poultices, a couple of smoke bombs, some snack meats, a couple of rusty old broken swords he usually throws at things for the hell of it.

Gauntlets and Sabatons of Marpu - A Similar set of gauntlets and boots that appear to be made from the remains of some giant insect, fashioned into clawed hand protectors and sharpened boots, they are useful for climbing and clinging, as well as improvised melee, while the boots seem to exude a strange mist that the Muffles sounds of contact with various surfaces. It is possible that, like their wearer, there is more to these things than what is visible on the surface.

Magical Traits –

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Magic Imitation? - There are several 'spells' he uses that resemble others while not being literally a learned/attuned spell in the same way other's know them.

Combustion - It behaves identically to it's actual pyromancy counter-part, producing a blast of flame from the hand, yet where a pyromancer is untouched by their own flame, his seems to leave his gauntlets singed and smoking.

Soul Infusion - It has an affect similar to Resonant weapon and other infusion spells, however, rather than empowering a weapon with a particular element it infuses it with a non-elemental boost. Ironically, this does not work with most 'equipped' weapons, and in-fact can only be used while un-armed, using simple natural weapons, or those with special properties such as being made of bone or 'designed' to channel it. As this uses his gathered souls, repeated use is costly, however he can choose how much to use in each strike and can even do so with 'single souls', although the out-put of power is directly proportional to how much is 'paid'. [Hint: His bone-greatbow counts and he can form soul arrows for it, but naturally this is costly in souls.]

Poison Mist/Acid Surge/Flash Sweat - Acid, poison, and sweat have been a few things he frequently displays the ability to produce in large quantities without afflicting himself with their negative side-effects, whether as a cloud or a spray, or simply 'washing' himself in it for one reason or another [like resisting fire], and interestingly enough this is one of his spells that does not appear to have a drawback that works against him when using it. [Hint: There's a reason for that :3]
[Note:When I think of acid and poison, I usually imagine that different things produce different kinds, and while immune to their own, they may not be immune to different kinds of such from a different sources, perhaps resistant though.]

Iron guard - Technically speaking this one behaves exactly like 'Iron Flesh', Except that it focuses on specific portions instead of the whole body, thus restricting his mobility less than the original spell, but this is solely because there is less 'metal' by comparison, and as such less protection. In addition to 'still' restricting his mobility somewhat the 'iron flesh' is actually thin enough that it will simply break against heavier blunt or piercing strikes instead of protecting him. [Note: By specific portions, I'm referring to his 'Gauntlets' and 'boots', so body blows will still be un-hindered by the metal addition.]

Paragon of Change - Little is known about this strange power, one needs to see it for themselves to grasp it, and even then they may not realize what it means, though interestingly enough, it is actually the source of his other so called 'spells'. [There's several things under this category I would use, I'll detail them when Asta reveals them =3 but they won't even be relevant until then.]

Any relations?: Many, forgotten and not. [though in the context of the current group, I'll let everyone else decide if they want to do that XD]

Additional skills:
Soul Transmutation [Specialization - Spells? Armor? Effects?], Crafting [Variety, Weapons, Armor, Accessories. Restriction - Primal materials, bones, chitin, hide, etc.], Climbing, Archery, Joke Telling, Acrobatics, Chaotic Melee... Also knows all the emotes, and Praises the sun whenever he pleases!