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Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Iowerth Rhydderch

A listless whistle filled the air as another rider entered the battlefield from the rear. Sir Iowerth, as he was formally called, had been put in charge of the rear guard for this "expedition". Or rather, this training exercise, considering the number of recruits who were still green. This was their vanguard? They may only be fighting bandits, but it seemed like a very convenient way to get the new Captain killed. Then again, considering the discontent surrounding her appointment whispered about in the ranks, it may have very well been deliberate.

He suspected, taking stock of the bodies lying around and the relative lack of injury among their own forces, that the soldiers these bandits beat were merely recruits as well. It wouldn't surprise him if the army had seen it as a training exercise, and simply bit off more than it could chew. A few lies later to save face, and suddenly it was seasoned veterans the bandits had beaten and now it was a problem for the Iron Rose.

What a pain in the ass.

While initially he was going to report directly to the Captain, she appeared to have a crowd demanding her attention. Instead, he made his way to Sir Aethlemund, trying to ignore the smell of the man that had been cut in half as he did so. This was far from the first field of battle he had been on, but that didn't mean bodies smelled like roses to him. Still, he felt no sympathy for the dead men, nor for the prisoners that were also likely to die. They had chosen their path in life, and should have no quarrel about their fate. Iolyn would just as soon kill them now, save a trip back to the city that would end in their execution anyway, but that was not his decision to make.

When he reached the grizzled veteran, Iolyn gave a nod to Phillin before leaning in close.

"Our flanks are secure, I've passed command to Sir Bernhard, we both know he could use the extra experience."

His small report finished, the man drew back to give the Captain some space. The two had already been introduced, and he had nothing of dire importance to tell her. His eyes flicked to Sir Garrett briefly, considering taking a moment to catch up with the man. They had joined only a couple years apart, and had participated in many of the same engagements together. Instead, he drew up beside Tyaethe, raising an eyebrow at the spear running through her abdomen.

"Showing off again, Lady Tyaethe? We should probably be demonstrating to these recruits how not to be stuck with weapons. You know, for educational purposes."

He was quite sure the immortal woman hated him, at least he had no reason to suspect otherwise. The thing about being hundreds of years old is that you tend to know things that happened in history. As such, Iolyn had tried to interview her at every opportunity, at least outside of the battlefield. His latest tactic had been to try and get her to relax with a game of chess, which he had heard the woman knew how to play, but his efforts so far had been fruitless. Whether that was because she simply never relaxed, or avoided him, was something he had yet to find out.

@Raineh Daze@Zebanamana@Themerlinhawk

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Hah, well, getting very technical with swords is usually pretty confusing. Grossmesser/Langesmesser/Kriegsmesser I pretty much lump together considering their similarities (Which can get even harder to distinguish if other similar weapons like the Swiss Sabre are added in) for ease of discussion. Sorta like comparing Long Swords to Bastard Swords. @Monochromatic Rainbow

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

That was surprisingly quick and painless, unlike the deaths of our future enemies.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Name: Iowerth (Iolyn) Rhydderch

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Appearance:

Personality: Good natured, but with a scathing wit, Iolyn has been known to get on just as many peoples' good side as bad. It's hard to tell, at first glance, when his dislike of someone is genuine or feigned, as he seems to treat both people he likes and hates equally poorly. While perhaps not making him the most popular knight in the order, his criticisms are at least usually full of genuine advice.

His quest for knowledge is voracious, at least concerning the history of Thaln and the wider world. From his traveling days he is fairly well acquainted with the customs and history of the other nations and races of the world, at least those that could be approached without dismembering him on sight. If left with free time, he can usually be found either pouring over research or writing down his own findings.

Brief Backstory: The Rhydderch family is an old noble line with no small amount of power in Thaln, and thus Iolyn was afforded an upbringing of luxury, where he could focus both on training his mind and body instead of learning a craft to make a living. From a young age he was captured with a sense of wanderlust and curiosity to see the world, and as a fourth son with very few hopes of having to inherit the family lands and estates, he was encouraged to leave and make his own way in the world. As soon as he felt able to, Iolyn set for other lands with a thirst for adventure and discovery.

Life as a wanderer quickly hardened the young noble, casting aside much of the romance and fantasy his passion had instilled in him. Still, with a noble's training and equipment, he was well able to defend himself against many of the more violent sorts he encountered during his journey, and the hardships did not deter him from his chosen path. For years he traveled, visiting as many notable landmarks as possible. From Taderia (although he studied from afar, not daring or foolish enough to venture inside) to the gates of Draz'khzidra and back. Along the way he wrote Myths of Thaln: Accurate Accounts of Historic Locations which became a minor success amongst the nobility, and afforded him the luxury of his own house and small library in Tennelberg.

However, this house was not located in the... nicest part of the city. Eventually, catching word of his wealth, a gang of thieves broke into Iolyn's house, taking the man by surprise. Unarmed and outnumbered, he was quickly overwhelmed. Only intervention from a Knight of the Iron Rose, who happened to hear the commotion from the street, saved his life. The encounter, particularly when the knight refused payment afterword, rekindled Iolyn's long lost passion, and he almost immediately set about joining the order as a personal sort of repayment to the knight. While not a knight himself, his family blood and experience in combat ensured that he was quickly accepted.

That was over half a decade ago, and he has proven himself a useful asset on many occasions.

Equipment:

Zidra - His oldest travel companion. The horse has seen much of the world, including the Dwarven city in which she was named. While not as heavy and capable of a charge as some stallions bred for war, Iolyn has yet to see a horse she can't outrun.

Iolyn's Kriegsmesser - While able to be wielded with a shield, Iolyn prefers a more aggressive two-handed style.

Iolyn's Crossbow - Light enough to be used on horseback, it remains Iolyn's preferred way to engage an enemy. This crossbow and Zidra have felled many a foe together.

Iolyn's Armour - Lighter than that of most knights, his preference for boiled leather and mail is yet another holdover from his traveling days.

Skills:

Horseback Archery - As a wanderer, Iolyn found himself beset more than once by bandits. He very quickly developed a hit-and-run combat style to help deal with their numbers, and escape. To this day he remains deadly accurate even at full gallop.

Knowledge of... - Between his travels and his research, there doesn't seem to be much Iolyn doesn't know. This is notably useful in dealing with those from different cultures and regions. Either helping to negotiate with them, or knowing how they prefer to fight.

Noble Training - While most experienced in fighting with his own blade, his upbringing afforded him experience in using most weapons. He is not afraid to arm himself differently if he knows what foes he will face ahead of time.

Blades of Iron Roses: A fantasy Knight RP

Assuming you're still accepting applications, I've whipped up a character here for the RP.

Iolyn

Name: Iowerth (Iolyn) Rhydderch

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Appearance:

Personality: Good natured, but with a scathing wit, Iolyn has been known to get on just as many peoples' good side as bad. It's hard to tell, at first glance, when his dislike of someone is genuine or feigned, as he seems to treat both people he likes and hates equally poorly. While perhaps not making him the most popular knight in the order, his criticisms are at least usually full of genuine advice.

His quest for knowledge is voracious, at least concerning the history of Thaln and the wider world. From his traveling days he is fairly well acquainted with the customs and history of the other nations and races of the world, at least those that could be approached without dismembering him on sight. If left with free time, he can usually be found either pouring over research or writing down his own findings.

Brief Backstory: The Rhydderch family is an old noble line with no small amount of power in Thaln, and thus Iolyn was afforded an upbringing of luxury, where he could focus both on training his mind and body instead of learning a craft to make a living. From a young age he was captured with a sense of wanderlust and curiosity to see the world, and as a fourth son with very few hopes of having to inherit the family lands and estates, he was encouraged to leave and make his own way in the world. As soon as he felt able to, Iolyn set for other lands with a thirst for adventure and discovery.

Life as a wanderer quickly hardened the young noble, casting aside much of the romance and fantasy his passion had instilled in him. Still, with a noble's training and equipment, he was well able to defend himself against many of the more violent sorts he encountered during his journey, and the hardships did not deter him from his chosen path. For years he traveled, visiting as many notable landmarks as possible. From Taderia (although he studied from afar, not daring or foolish enough to venture inside) to the gates of Draz'khzidra and back. Along the way he wrote Myths of Thaln: Accurate Accounts of Historic Locations which became a minor success amongst the nobility, and afforded him the luxury of his own house and small library in Tennelberg.

However, this house was not located in the... nicest part of the city. Eventually, catching word of his wealth, a gang of thieves broke into Iolyn's house, taking the man by surprise. Unarmed and outnumbered, he was quickly overwhelmed. Only intervention from a Knight of the Iron Rose, who happened to hear the commotion from the street, saved his life. The encounter, particularly when the knight refused payment afterword, rekindled Iolyn's long lost passion, and he almost immediately set about joining the order as a personal sort of repayment to the knight. While not a knight himself, his family blood and experience in combat ensured that he was quickly accepted.

That was over half a decade ago, and he has proven himself a useful asset on many occasions.

Equipment:

Zidra - His oldest travel companion. The horse has seen much of the world, including the Dwarven city in which she was named. While not as heavy and capable of a charge as some stallions bred for war, Iolyn has yet to see a horse she can't outrun.

Iolyn's Kriegsmesser - While able to be wielded with a shield, Iolyn prefers a more aggressive two-handed style.

Iolyn's Crossbow - Light enough to be used on horseback, it remains Iolyn's preferred way to engage an enemy. This crossbow and Zidra have felled many a foe together.

Iolyn's Armour - Lighter than that of most knights, his preference for boiled leather and mail is yet another holdover from his traveling days.

Skills:

Horseback Archery - As a wanderer, Iolyn found himself beset more than once by bandits. He very quickly developed a hit-and-run combat style to help deal with their numbers, and escape. To this day he remains deadly accurate even at full gallop.

Knowledge of... - Between his travels and his research, there doesn't seem to be much Iolyn doesn't know. This is notably useful in dealing with those from different cultures and regions. Either helping to negotiate with them, or knowing how they prefer to fight.

Noble Training - While most experienced in fighting with his own blade, his upbringing afforded him experience in using most weapons. He is not afraid to arm himself differently if he knows what foes he will face ahead of time.

(I also just noticed I am not the first to appreciate the Kriegsmesser amongst the cast! Also, let me know if anything is off or blatantly wrong. I tried to keep details of his travels vague (Such as if he actually was in the Dwarf city or merely at it) as not to push with lore.)

Station Five

Ok Here is the very unfinished OOC

Will be updating every hour or so, but I though y'all might want to work on your CS or something in the meantime.

@Emma

Checks the thread.

Sees there is still missing info.

Hider

Over

@xodusNo worries, shoot me a PM when someone drops out or whatnot and I'll see about making my team then.

Over

By chance is there still a slot open for this? I just caught the interest check that was updated a week or two ago but I also see there have already been a couple new people accepted.

EDIT: Hmmm, I initially took "Send a PM to X or Y to reserve for the next chapter" to mean do that for a future rather than ongoing one, but I'm beginning to reason I should have just done that to begin with rather than this post.

Oops?

This School Ain't Big Enough | PG-13 Urban Fantasy

I've seen it done before, but you can always PM the mods to make sure. If you want to be super careful, you could always change this thread's title to "CLOSED" or "MOVED" or somesuch, but I really don't think you need to.

You could write up the rules for the RP before making the new interest check and making a post length/quality requirement explicit, although putting (High Casual) in the title should also tip people off to that.

Myth [Still Accepting!]

Added Info

Jan Žižka, the Bohemian (Czech) general who fought during the Hussite wars. A follower of Jan Hus, he and his army defeated several crusades led by the Catholics, during which he innovated the use of small-arms gunpowder, artillery as a field weapon (instead of just used during sieges) and used wagons as mobile fortresses on the battlefield (effectively, turning them into medieval Tanks). He lost an eye early on in his life, and lost his second eye when he was an old man. He's one of the few commanders in the world to never lose a battle. That includes after being completely blind, by the way.

Jan "One Eyed" Žižka

Character Image Goes Here - Not applicable at this time

Age: 12

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Light Brown (Bald)

Height: 5'1"

Weight: 110Lbs

Physique: The definition of "big boned", it's clear with some better nutrition he'll grow to be a man of impressive, if not massive statue.

Complexion: Alpinoid

Immunities: Outright lies, minor trickery

Weaknesses: Stubborn Faith: while Žižka is fluid when it comes to decisions pertaining to the battlefield, when he has made up his mind regarding moral judgements he cannot be moved.

Titles & Feats:

Basic Personality: Jan Žižka was never a quiet boy, and his voice is already started to lower with puberty. As such, his bellowing laugh is one of the most well known sounds to his fellow slaves. Never one to turn down merriment, he gives off almost an aura of comfort, particularly to the younger slaves. Perhaps a leftover from being a father to his men in a past life. While he would prefer to live as a laborer, his prowess in battle was not looked over by Crassus, and he has survived fighting in the pits for years. At least, after being "convinced" to fight in the pits after a punishment that resulted in the loss of his eye.

Psychological/Social Issues: Extreme guilt rests on Jan's mind after being forced to kill his companions in the pits over the years. Even moreso though: betraying his morals so that he could survive. If ever freed, he's vowed to never betray his convictions again.

Appearance: "One Eyed" Žižka's most prominent feature should be fairly obvious by the name: his missing right eye. No other slaves were present for the incident, but beneath his crudely fashioned eyepatch burn scars can be seen. Other than this: he is fairly tall and well built for his age, although still a shadow of what he could be under better conditions. Numerous scars from battle cover his body under his clothing, even with his abilities injury was unavoidable in the pits.

Natural Abilities:

Divine Sight: After losing both eyes fighting for his faith in his previous life, Žižka can now see without them. This does not grant him improved vision, such as in low light conditions, but allows him to see normally whether his eyes are open, closed, missing, or blindfolded.

Unorthodox Tactics: Žižka has a knack for twisting or discarding traditional tactics in favor of new or unusual ones, often lending him an extra edge on the battlefield.

Power:

Inhuman Intuition: While mostly applicable on the field of battle, a lifetime of seeing through the feints, ambushes, and maneuvers of his enemies has given Žižka a sixth sense to deceptive ploys and tactics. He will not fall for them.

Companion:

Relations:

I figure he would be a mentor/rival to Leonidas, and acquainted,if not having a special relationship, with just about every slave. I didn't quite want to make him a pit fighter, seeing him as more of a commander than a warrior, but I also thought it was kinda unavoidable. And it didn't look like there were many filling that role, I will of course change it to anything you think would fit better. Also, regarding his powers, due to their somewhat general nature it's pretty hard for me to tell if they're too weak or too strong.

Also, I would have gender-bent him, but why rob the world of that facial hair?