Stella

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

If this Skype group chat is still a thing, I'd like to know how to get in too. Having a chat group would sure beat F5ing the thread every 10 seconds.

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

<Snipped quote by Stella>

XD not bite too much? But would it be more like suck too much? Or maybe engulf? :P I mean it's like being squished into a body made of liquid like metal right? so :P who knows~ :P

@Aka

I imagined it being like being stuffed inside a living iron maiden torture device, which is where Mercuria's title came from. :P

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

Carnivorous slime-girl LF party. Promise not to bite too much. :3

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

The aura emanating from each of the Supreme Beings was simply overpowering. The strength and gravity of their aura was easily enough to vanquish all traces of the ferocious hunger that burned within herself. For a lowly servant such as herself being granted the privilege of witnessing their divine presence was a blessing in itself.

Mercuria had only found the strength necessary to rise up to her feet and stand by her departed Creator's seat when the leader of the Supreme Ones acknowledged her presence. Mercuria listened quietly and attentively as the Supreme Beings discussed matters relating to outside of the Ragnavault's walls.

As the topic of discussion touched upon farmlands, the passing thought of engorging herself on the lesser beings and cattle that roamed the lands beyond was nearly enough to send Mercuria beyond the limits of her self-control. However, these impulses were easily suppressed by the beautiful aura of the Supreme Beings who sat so closely by. Each word they spoke was enough to make her forget about the very concept of food.

The discussion was now coming to its conclusion. Lord DD appeared to be more tactically-minded in his questions, while LadyP was interested in interaction with the local inhabitants. Her fellow servant, the angel Silva, suggested preparation of an illusion to conceal the Ragnavault. As a servant of the Supreme Beings herself, Mercuria felt an obligation to serve by voicing her own suggestions.

"Please pardon this interruption from your humble servant." Mercuria started to speak in a respectful tone as she slightly bowed her head and shoulders.

"We are currently in a situation where we have little intelligence about the strength and power of the beings that live in the surrounding regions. Therefore, we should adopt a defensive strategy and proceed carefully until we have gathered enough information to determine our relative strengths. Although I fully trust in the strength and wisdom of the Supreme Ones, as one of your humble servants, I believe it is my duty to ensure the safety and well-being of each of your lives. Therefore, I request that I be allowed the privilege of accompanying any of the Supreme Ones that wish to leave the safety of the Ragnavault."

Mercuria forced her eyes to raise, looking towards each of the gathered Supreme Beings with a earnest, pleading expression. From her current standing position, the act of looking down upon the seated Supreme Beings felt like a gravely offensive act of the highest degree. However, she forced herself to endure every instinct to avert her eyes, as she would never be able to forgive herself if she let any harm befall any of the remaining Supreme Ones.

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

Mercuria leaned back into the smooth stone walls of the waters of the underground hot spring, her bare shoulders sinking deeper into the steamy waters. Her long, wispy-white hair was tied neatly into a small bun with a black ribbon.

As the sole creation of one of the guild's Supreme Beings who was once known as Lady Circa, Mercuria required no rest or relief from her duties. The reason for her presence within the luxurious underground hot springs was not for pleasure, but rather relief. Although she had received summons from Lord Nostromo to appear within the Copper Hall within thirty minutes, she had good reason to remain where she was presently until some more time had passed.

She was incredibly hungry. Although her physical appearance was that of a human, her true nature was a Metal Slime, a race of monstrous creatures with voracious appetites. Due to uncertainties about the safety of the food that could be obtained from outside of the Ragnavault's walls, the Supreme Ones declared that only prepared rations must be consumed until further notice. However, Slimes were immune to all poisons and toxins, and therefore she should be completely safe from harm no matter what she consumed. However, the orders of the Supreme Beings were absolute and without exception. That was what she believed.

The measly rations were sufficient for all those within the Ragnavault, but for a Slime being such as herself, they were grossly insufficient. For five days, Mercuria had to struggle against the ferocious hunger that threatened her self-control over her actions. Even the lowly dwarven servants that scurried around the halls appeared appetizing after the second day of hunger.

Even though none would notice a few missing dwarves here and there, Mercuria refused to give into her selfish needs so easily. She was one of the only, if not the only, of the Supreme Beings' creations to be remade in the image of their own creator. Therefore, she could not possibly bear the sinful act of defiling her Creator's image by gorging herself on one of the guild's lowly servants, no matter how delicious their succulent muscles and flesh may seem. Mercuria's hands leaped up from the warm waters of the hot spring and covered her face in shame of the mental image that her hungry state had just conjured.

What have I done! Forgive me, Lady Circa, for my moment of weakness!

She was nearing the limits of self-control. Not even the comforts of the underground hot springs could hold off her neglected appetite any longer. With her face still hidden behind her two hands, Mercuria slowly counted to three in her mind, using every ounce of her willpower to push all thoughts of food from her mind.

Steeling her mind with the full force of her will, Mercuria finally found her impulses under control for the time being. Lifting herself up to her feet, the warm spring water ran down her body as her fingers quickly adjusted her hair to its usual flowing style, setting it in place with the black ribbon. As she stepped out of the soothing waters onto the cold tiles, silvery liquid pooled out from the surfaces of her flawless skin, forming themselves into her usual attire of flowing white cloth.

It was almost time for arrive at the meeting declared by the Supreme Ones. Without any further delay, Mercuria began a brisk walk through the halls of the Ragnavault, careful to avoid catching the lingering scent of any dwarven workers that passed by recently.

Before long, Mercuria finally found herself before the entrance of the grand Copper Hall. She could already feel the powerful aura of the Supreme Beings who had already gathered there, waiting. Slightly fearing that she had in fact arrived late, Mercuria proceeded past the entrance, the heels beneath her feet sending sharp echoes through the air with each step. Stopping before the grand table where a number of the Supreme Beings were already gathered and sitting, Mercuria proceeded to kneel on both knees, her hands placed palm-down upon her knees. She had positioned herself at precisely the correct distance for her lowered head to be visible to all those seated.

"Your faithful servant, Mercuria Alpha, responds to your summons. I bow before the greatness of the Supreme Ones." Mercuria softly spoke with closed eyes as she lowered her head.

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

Don't mind me, just having an Albedo moment over here while we wait. :3

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

Still here, always here! I subconsciously check back here every 15-30 minutes that I'm behind the keyboard.

Since we're gearing up for our big start, I have a few questions I'd like to get out of the way.

1. Right now I count 5 guild members + 1 guild leader, not including NPCs. Is this all/majority/minority of the guild before being transported to the New World? I would just like to know whether to have Mercuria wonder where all the "Supreme Beings" have gone or be satisfied that most/all of them are here.

2. Role of the NPCs in the guild: Does the Syndicate use NPCs as "Floor Guardians" like Ainz Ooal Gown does? Since AOG was a PVP/PK guild they would need NPCs for guild defense, but the Syndicate isn't one of those guilds, so I'm not sure if our NPCs would serve the same roles.

If I have any more questions I'll post them later, and sorry if any of these have been answered before. :|

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

Just posted up my character sheet in the CS tab. Also just finished setting up (again) my Skype: Stella Yella with a red-haired cartoonish character profile pic.

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

Mercuria Alpha (NPC)

Name(s):

• Mercuria Alpha
• Mercuria Beta (Split from Mercuria Alpha, 80% stats)
• Mercuria Gamma (Split from Mercuria Alpha, 60% stats)
• Mercuria Delta (Split from Mercuria Alpha, 40% stats)

Gender: Female
Height: 168 cm (Human form)
Weight: Varies greatly depending on amount of mass absorbed or ejected, but usually much heavier than a human of her size.
Race: Metal Slime - A class of predatory slime that resembles pools of silvery liquid metal in their natural state. As with all slime classes, their bodies are extremely flexible and capable of taking on various shapes and forms as well as allowing them to sustain any kind of physical attack without permanent damage. Unlike most Slimes, Metal Slimes do not use acid to weaken or kill their prey, instead they prefer to form blades from their bodies to slice their prey, or to take on snake-like forms to constrict and crush their prey to death. Metal Slimes are able to take on various forms of various sizes depending on the amount of mass they have accumulated within their bodies. Metal Slimes that have accumulated vast amounts of mass may choose to assume a smaller humanoid form by greatly increasing their physical density, or divide their accumulated physical mass to form separate entities which may be reabsorbed at any time.
Racial Traits:

• Immune to harm from physical attacks
• Rapid regeneration
• Doubled damage from fire
• Doubled damage from ice
• Doubled damage from acid
• Shapeshifting
• Immunity to mind-affecting spells
• Immunity to critical hits
• Immunity to sneak attacks
• Immunity to disease
• Immunity to poison

Title: The Iron Maiden
Total Level: 100
Racial Level: 20

• Metal Slime (10)
• Slime Monstrosity (10)

Job Level: 80

• Assassin (10)
• Master Assassin (5)
• Mage Killer (5)
• Shapeshifter (10)
• Fighter (5)
• Other (45)

Residence: Typically found relaxing in the Underground Hot Springs of the Lower Level, sometimes found immersed within a particularly interesting book within the Librarium. At night, can be often found observing the night skies from the Astrolab.
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Sense of Justice: -100
Stats:

• HP: 75
• MP: 50
• PHY. ATK: 80
• PHY. DEF: 50
• AGILITY: 70
• MAG. ATK: 85
• MAG. DEF: 70
• RESIST: 92
• SPECIAL: 78
• Total: 650

Spells:

• Counter Spell Shield (10th-Tier): Projects a temporary magical shield in front of the user that negates all incoming spells of 10th-Tier or below.
• Endure Elements (Tier 1): Exist comfortably in hot or cold environments.
• Fly
• Gaseous Form (3rd-Tier): Subject becomes insubstantial and can fly slowly.
• Gate
• Greater Dispel Magic (8th-Tier): Cancels all spell effects of 7th-Tier or lower on a target or temporarily suppresses magical properties of an enchanted item of Relic Class or below.
• Greater Hardening
• Greater Magic Shield
• Greater Missile Storm (6th-Tier): Bombards a wide area with a large number of magic missiles.
• Greater Resistance
• Greater Teleportation
• Incinerate Mana (9th-Tier): Ignites the target's Mana, causing them to combust in a great blue conflagration. The greater the amount of mana the target possesses, the greater the effect of this spell. If the target has no mana, this spell has no effect.
• Nullification Zone (10th-Tier): A magical burst of energy that cancels all spell casting or spell effects 9th-Tier or lower within a large area around the user.
• Message
• Regenerate
• Sense Enemy
• Solid Fog (4th-Tier): Obscures vision of area surrounding user and slows movement.
• Sever Summoned Creature (9th-Tier): Severs the link between a summoned creature (Level 80 or lower) and its summoner, causing the summoned creature to become hostile to all those who are nearby, including its original summoner.
• Spell Denial (9th-Tier): Causes the target's next spell cast (or currently casting spell, if casting) to instantly fail if the spell is 8th-Tier or lower.
• Teleportation

Skills:

• Consume Essence (Passive): A passive skill of the Slime Monstrosity racial class, allows Mercuria to recover HP and MP from consumed targets.

Equipment:

• Dark Grasp (Divine-Class): A dark, sinister-looking armored gauntlet crafted by Mercuria's creator, a science-fiction fan in real life, after being inspired by a certain American science-fiction film. Other than possessing a high armor value, the gauntlet has a magical effect when worn that allows the user to strangle a target at a distance using a gripping gesture.
• Phantom Blade (Divine-Class): A Divine-Class Weapon given to Mercuria by her creator Circa. This weapon has a special ability that allows its blade to pass through physical protection magic of 7th-Tier or below.

Bio:

Mercuria Alpha is the creation of a female guild member named Circa, who was in charge of managing the guild's intelligence and covert operations. Mercuria's original purpose was assist her guild in the gathering of closely-guarded secrets by uncovering vulnerabilities of other guilds or individual players and to take care of any threats to the guild's operations with discretion. Unlike most player-made NPCs in YGGDRASIL, who were made to follow instructions given to them by their creator, Mercuria was designed to operate autonomously and independently, although due to the technical limitations of the game, it was obvious to other players that she was still an NPC. Less-observant players might be fooled to the point of believing that she was simply a very quiet and reclusive player.

The overall design of Mercuria's AI was focused on efficiency and effectiveness above all else, with little attention to the complexity of her personality or dialogue. However, Mercuria's spartan, efficient design was not due to a lack of care from her creator, but rather it was her creator's own quiet and calculating personality that influenced her design. As part of her autonomous design, Mercuria was created with the attributes of independence and self-sufficiency, specifically to "depend on no one but yourself".

Due to her limited interactions with the other players of the guild, Mercuria's presence within the guild halls was largely overlooked, but remains one of the guild's most dangerous hidden weapons. From the day Mercuria was created, her AI programming was largely unchanged by her creator, who strongly believed her ruthlessly efficient creation was "perfect" to begin with. It was until one day when Circa decided to quietly quit YGGDRASIL that she decided to permanently alter Mercuria's default humanoid form to match her own character's physical appearance as a strange form of farewell to her fellow guild members.

Now alone in the New World, Mercuria greatly misses the presence of her creator, despite having never been treated more than a simple automaton. Mercuria inwardly fears she was a failure to her creator and that her creator's dissatisfaction was the reason for her abandonment. She is also secretly envious of the other NPCs in the guild whose creators are also with them in the New World.

Other:

• Slimes split from Mercuria's body are named Mercuria Beta, Mercuria Gamma, and so on.
• As a Slime, Mercuria can sense the environment through any surface of her body or created clothing/armor.
• Mercuria's Dark Grasp and Phantom Blade can be seen in her character image at the top of this sheet.

Mystery World // Misery World~ (Overlord RP) [High casual/Low advanced]

@StellaThe one thing that I recommend cutting is Globe of Invulnerability. As magic is her primary weakness (and the only way she can be harmed), I can allow active effects for her to counteract it, but passive magic resistances go too far in mitigating her weaknesses.

@Dead Cruiser

No problem, will remove it right away. With that changed, should everything with the CS be acceptable?

Personally I think Mercuria's character Bio could use some more background history about her creator. I may make improvements to it when I have the opportunity and time.