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Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

Do we need a GM post after that, though? I feel like we need to move along.

Warcraft: Legions Gambit

Name: Melody Alexandra Hillsborough

Class: Monk

Age: Dead

Sex: Female

Race: Forsaken

Gear

History: "Life is the easy part - the afterlife is when things get difficult."

Born in Hillsbrad and raised on the outskirts of Gilneas, Melody was a cynical and narcissistic little shit who worked as an assistant in one of the smaller town libraries. Her alluring appearance was offset by her hideous personality, and she toyed with many men in order to get what she wanted. One could say she was spoilt rotten in her youth, and this persisted right up to the Scourge invasion of Lordaeron. She was able to use her accumulated fortune in gifts from potential suitors to buy her safety, and at the worst of times even stooped to using her body as a means of payment. Melody was one of the last the fall; her escorted caravan was ambushed by gargoyles and she died in what is now known as the Eastern Plaguelands.

As a mindless servant of the scourge, Melody is quite lucky to be largely unharmed during her forced servitude. She was used to carry information to the more intelligent undead forces for several years, a sort of 'messenger ghoul' thanks to her lithe and agile frame. In fact, it was during a long-distance journey that she stumbled further and further away from the Lich King's influence, and managed to regain some consciousness. Scared and confused, Melody lashed out at a passing Gnoll and was consequentially shot in the face. The shrapnel from the cheap blunderbuss wasn't enough to kill her, but she blacked out - and the Gnoll dragged her body back towards Sylvanas' forces. This was how Melody joined the Forsaken.

The ill-fated headshot caused quite the drastic change in Melody. Certain parts of the brain were affected in the wound, and she constantly displayed an almost unnerving sense of optimism and cheeriness. Her agility and flexibility was put to good use as a rogue, but it was later discovered that she was actively drinking toxins and preservatives at an alarming rate; her dulled, undead senses were coupling with a damaged part of brain tissue which caused specific cravings and euphoric responses. Affectionately nicknamed 'The Drunken Forsaken', Melody was more of a morale-booster than an actual fighter. Her short attention span and physical weakness made it impossible to do much on the frontlines, but her quirky, eccentric personality made her into something of a token mascot who encouraged and rallied the Forsaken.

When the Forsaken regained the Undercity and Melody's head was finally examined, some of the shrapnel was fortunately embedded into the tissue in such a way that made it possible to remove without severely affecting her functionality. This also had its drawbacks as small flashes of Melody's original personality shone through, such as her cruelty and vanity. The damage, however, was irreversible; this new Melody had become something significantly more dangerous than the lovable potion-chugger from the reclamation of Lordaeron, and this began to be noticed on the battlefield. She wasn't falling in battle; in fact, she was becoming faster and stronger by the second. She was sent out on many campaigns, proudly displaying the Dark Lady's banner (in some cases using the flagpole to impale her foes) whilst she ducked, dived and slashed her way through Outlands and Northrend. Songs were sung of her, she started to ascend from myths and rumours into engaging stories of her antics in taverns all over Azeroth. It was no surprise when Melody became a monk in the Pandaria campaign; her name was something to both joke about and fear. Her unpredictability made her loyal to none but the Banshee Queen and she merrily followed the Forsaken Army into battle.

Why are you joining up with the Wardens: Because the Dark Lady wills it.

Warcraft: Legions Gambit

As a former WoW RPer, this RP has certainly captured my interest. I'll see about making a CS as soon as possible.

Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

I was going to say, even the names are similar

Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

Absolutely none of this is your fault @Astronaut Jones, please stop being so quick to take the blame. I called everyone out on it because we're all guilty - based on some of the responses to my first IC post it was clear I didn't fully explain. I'll keep using character names since the mentioning system is temperamental at the best of times.

Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

@Stitchestechnically, none of them know each other though. If we didn't refer to them vaguely, it wouldn't be in character. That being said, a more descriptive approach would be beneficial. Such as "the short, pointy toothed oni woman" or "the red parasol bearing oni" etc.

@ReaptheMusic

Oh, I never meant in the dialogue. I just meant in the narrative. Unless that is what you mean, in which case that's the main issue where I tend to get really, really confused. Yes, it is a bit annoying because it's metagaming - Zashiki doesn't know anyone's name yet at all - but for the sake of clarity I use the character names just so everyone's clear on who I'm talking to. I've seen some people mention player names in previous posts too, that helped out a lot. If not, I'm stuck trying to figure out who's doing what during my breaks and run out of time to type things. :<

Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

I called everyone out, myself included; I re-read my original post. I think we should just use the names of the characters instead of talking about "the woman" or "the oni" because, frankly, I'm a little slow and can't figure out who we're talking about sometimes. I'm no longer going to paraphrase the other characters, and to make things a little easier I'd be very grateful if others do the same.

Please don't see it as an attack, it just takes me several re-reads to make sense of long IC posts and I genuinely get confused.

On topic, Zashiki IS being honest; she can't do anything in the light. Unfortunately, she's not being very polite about it.

Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

Zashiki listened to Hidari return the favour and barrage her with questions. It amused her, and the little grin returned to her features. It was like a game – the grating, high-pitched giggle punctuated his questions. “Baby? I’m no baby. Far from it, in fact – I’m probably older than you. Whose good idea was it? It was Gaignun’s, not mine. I didn’t sign up for this. No, I’m not hers; I don’t want to be associated with people like her. You talk a lot, human. Why is th-“

Gaignun’s bellowing roar immediately silenced the irritating brat; she flinched instinctively and seemed to lift into the air slightly as the caravan rocked from the blow. Gingerly lowering her arms, Zashiki held onto the supply caravan as she peered out towards Gaignun, looking a bit perplexed. With a weary sigh, Zashiki disappeared back into the confines of the supply caravan...and crawled out from under the giant lizard. She did not climb back onto the animal’s back but instead stood in the sunlight, one hand over her forehead, squinting up at Gaignun expectantly. She didn’t even shift her gaze to the boy when he broke through the treeline and sprinted towards the taskforce. She ignored Kotori as she dismounted and tended to the boy, and she smiled when she heard the trees crash and tumble in the woods. “Orders?” Zashiki asked seethingly, a malicious smirk playing on her face.
Gaignun ran right past her to grab the boy and place him onto the lizard. Zashiki mock-bowed; “As you wish master,” she continued mockingly before crawling under the lizard and disappearing once more. Tamotsu called out a strategy, but the little oni had already vanished. She was sitting in the tree branches, watching the chaos from far above. “I can’t do anything!” she called out apologetically to the hulking form of Gaignun battling the beasts below. “Too sunny, I’m afraid!”

Another childish giggle escaped her lips as she fell backwards from the branches and re-appeared deeper in the woods, further away from the battle. She kept incredibly still and listened; there was no way those massive Oni could slip through the trees without breaking a few.

Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

Well, her idea of being called a prostitute was to have Hidari offer her a seat, a share of his pipe and a request for some biwa accompaniment. Or maybe she heard Hidari sitting there singing a happy song about how an elf maiden is a gracious host and took the ENTIRELY wrong idea (She's got a filthy mind, that Chiyoe, I tells ya)

@Leodiensian

Yeah, I'm also getting the feeling people aren't reading the IC posts too carefully when they go to reply. It's very confusing; I don't think there's been a post yet where I haven't gone "wait, what?" Because it's either not explained clearly or there's some sort of misunderstanding.

Tears of Ameratsu [Feudal Fantasy Japan] [Seven Samurai/Lord of The Rings inspired]

Phew, looks like I responded JUST in time then! Zashiki's acting a bit funny here, so I thought I'd probably explain; I have this headcanon that Zashiki and Gaignun have had multiple extensive (and probably one-sided) arguments over when and where she can use her shadow-walking powers, but eventually a compromise was made; so long as Gaignun was warned beforehand, Zashiki could use her abilities - under the condition that Gaignun was able to find her again quickly. That's why she talked to him briefly (I also like to think she said something like "I'm gonna fuck with the new kids" before jumping off) and then yelled after teleporting, so an 8ft demon didn't stop the whole caravan and give Zashiki a proper ass-whooping for leaving his sight. He was warned beforehand and now knows where she is.

And the little interrogation scene is just Zashiki being an arse, get used to it my friends, you'll be seeing a lot of that as time goes on. <3