TheWizardLizard

[Mid-High Casual] The Wings of the Seraph

Working on my CS now. Just a few questions:

Would it be acceptable if my cousin and I play characters who know each other / are brothers, and what is the technology level we're working with? Pure medieval, or do we have, like, flintlocks and stuff?

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Name: Alex Trebons
Alias(s): Paladin, The Paladin
Age: 24
Affiliations: Heroes.
Factions: Independent.
Description: Alex is an unassuming, somewhat scholarly looking young man. He works in a museum and looks the part, with somewhat messy brown hair, thick glasses, and a generally mousy demeanor. He bears himself in a way that seems to take a foot off his height and most of the broadness from his shoulders - he is, in general, a man nobody would think twice about.

The Paladin persona, however, is nothing of the sort. The Paladin is a towering figure, clad from head to toe in steel armor that looks straight out of the Middle Ages. He tries to present himself as a larger-than-life ideal heroic figure, with varying success - to some, he may seem an angel, a mighty savior descended from on high to deliver the innocent. To others more accustomed to the world of the Gifted, he... may just seem like a dorky, old-fashioned weirdo.

What's certain about him is that there seems to be no darkness in the man whatsoever. He is a tireless optimist, an incorrigible idealist, and an absolute puppy dog of a human being. He has yet to affiliate himself with the politics of his world, preferring to help out where he can as a 'small steps' sort of hero.

Powers: Alex possesses, in addition to increased durability, strength and speed (think Captain America rather than Hulk or Thor), primarily photokinetic abilities - he has the power to manipulate and control light, even being able to create 'hard light' tools and objects. He mainly uses this to make glowing swords or shields out of pure light, being a stickler for his theme. He is also capable of producing light, being able to make his body 'glow' - this, however, tends to tire him out very quickly, leading to his powers being much less effective in a no-light environment.

A side-effect of his light generation is that his body also tends to produce an immense amount of heat while he does so. He is able to survive this, being largely resistant to the effects of heat (though very vulnerable to cold temperatures), but anything else touching him when he gets warmed up may as well have touched the inside of an oven.

Skills: He's not the most talented Gifted around, though he's put a lot of hours into practicing with his hard light weapons and so has become a capable combatant with those. Otherwise, he has little in the way of relevant talents - he's a History Major, in case that ever comes up. Oh, he's also a decent cook, should that matter.
Equipment: His suit of armor is the only notable piece of equipment he owns - it's made of a lightweight alloy he doesn't fully understand that possesses both physical durability as well as confusing, sciency photon-storage properties. The upshot of all this is that it's a full body suit of armor that he can move around in, provides reasonable protection, and glows when he pours light into it. The armor is his most prized possession, and he treasures it highly.
Ranking: Upper B Rank.

(Optional) Brief History: Alex was a normal boy with superpowers trying to get by in a world getting weirder every day. For most of his life, he hid what he was, hoping only that he wouldn't be noticed. That changed one night two years ago, when he met an older, technologically gifted Meta who was impressed by his character and convinced him to take a more active role in the world. Thus, The Paladin was born, with the help of a suit of armor crafted for him by his mentor, and the new knight began his daylight patrol of city streets and dark alleyways, seeking to spread light and hope wherever he was able.

I hope that's good and balanced and fits and everything! I know I cut it together sort of quick, so I'll listen to any problems with it.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Interested!

I loved the old one pure and chaste from afar, so I'm glad to have a chance to be in this one from the beginning.

[Mid-High Casual] The Wings of the Seraph

I'm interested, along with my cousin, who is the below poster.

Legend by Fire

Hooray! Let the games begin!

Also, GM, any thoughts on my new and improved kingdom sheet?

EDIT: I see it's been added to the characters tab, missed that.

Legend by Fire

Tobias stepped away from the cooling bear carcass and drew his dagger from the beast's neck. An easy hunt.

The beast lived in a rock cave in the middle of the woods. Draw it out from its lair - rouse the beast, clang rock on rock. Light an arrow, fire it down the cave. The animal is mad - it will charge. Snare the entrance - bear trap, fittingly enough. Get out of sight, climb the cave mouth. Wait. The beast will charge, step in the trap, rear onto its hind legs in pain and surprise. Leap for the kill, land on its back, hold tight and stab the side of the neck. Dead in twenty seconds. Next to perfect.

Tobias wiped the blade on the side of his sleeve and sheathed it. The bear had been a killer with a taste for humans - one hunter, a miller's wife and two children, to be exact. Tobias hadn't come to this place to hunt it - overhearing its location had been a mere happy accident on the trail of his true quarry.

He considered returning to the town, telling them the bear was slain. No, they'd find out soon enough, and in these parts, they'd probably attribute it to another kill by 'The Woodsman', a mythical guardian spirit that Tobias supposed was him. Let them think that, then, if it gave them comfort.

He turned from the corpse and beheld it again. A floating orb of light, circling lazily in the air. It had appeared to him in the woods a month ago, and since then he had been following it like a fool on an inexhaustible course. Northward.

A trap? No, a message. Someone wanted 'The Woodsman.' Perhaps they'd be disappointed with Tobias. Perhaps not.

The light drifted away again, and Tobias rolles his shoulders and began to jog after it.

Legend by Fire

Alpian

The Kingdom of Alpian

Location: Alpian is located in the northern segment of the Western Woods, in a small, heavily forested area. It consists of several dozen woodland villages scattered around an area of roughly 5,000 square miles (for reference, it's a little smaller than Connecticut). The territory is divided into four segments, and where the segments meet is the City of Alpian, a mighty white-walled place and the only real center of commerce in the city. The broad River Merrid runs through the southern portion of the kingdom.

Society:
Alpian is ruled by the Dowling family, as it had been for generations. Traditionally, the rulers of the realm are generous, kind souls who make up in compassion what they tend to lack in wisdom and savvy. The King and Queen view all the people of their small realm as their children, and exercise what wealth and power they have in making the lives of their citizens comfortable and safe. As a result, they are beloved by nearly the entirely population of the realm, who often take any criticism of their Royal Family by outsiders with barely-restrained hostility.

At the moment, the Kingdom is ruled by Gideon and Abigail Dowling, young newlyweds who look to be continuing the grand tradition of their outsiders in their blind pursuit of good for their people.

The Kingdom is divided into four segments, and each is granted to a Noble House to govern. Long ago, these families were chosen from among he peoples of the realm for their virtue, and their adherence to the morals of their king has not waned since then. They are:
House Strathon: The house of grim woodsmen, who watches over the northern portion of the kingdom.
House Treia: The house of peaceful farmers and deep thinkers, who watches over the western portion of the kingdom.
House Fletran: The house of friendly traders, who watches over the eastern portion of the kingdom.
House Merrid: The house of fishermen and sailors, who watches over the southern portion of the kingdom.

The people of the kingdom love their leaders and their country well. On the whole they live peaceful village lives, rarely straying too far from the place of their birth and taking up the trades of their ancestors. They bear a great respect for the woods and for each other, and so Gaia and Wyrim are the deities most often honored within Alpian's borders.

The kingdom is far from a powerhouse: owing to its isolationist tendencies and habit of spending funds on the public good, trade is limited and military strength is lacking. On the whole, the people of the kingdom are content to live simple lives, though this does leave them woefully unprepared in times of crisis.

The student of history may wonder why the kingdom of Alpian has endured so long, given that they appear to have neither the skill, funds, or stomach to defend themselves from invasion. The likely reason is twofold - first, they have barely anything worth having, given as they consist of a few dozen small forest villages and one large city in the center of the territory, with little in the way of natural bounty. The second reason is a superstition - it is a belief held by many that the woods around Alpian are enchanted, and the spirits of the forest love the land dearly. This is almost certainly untrue, but it's likely that a few prospective conquerors have been turned off from the meager land by the threat of an attack by fairies and goblins.

Unique Notes: The Kingdom of Alpian is notable in one respect - the king's court of knights known as the Alpian Brotherhood. This select band of warriors is said to consist of only the finest warriors in the land (admittedly, not a contested position), and are devout in their service of chivalry, justice, and the people of their nation. Legend holds that it is the Brotherhood's task to watch the rulers of the land closely, and remove them if they show signs of corruption - such intervention, however, had not been necessary for some time now. Rather uniquely, Alpian holds no requirement for noble birth in order to gain a knighthood: any man may be knighted, if he proves his skills and virtues worthy.

It's better now!

Legend by Fire

Any word about the kingdom I posted, dear Highlord GM?

EDIT: Looking at it again, it's a tad... sparse. I'll pad it out some tomorrow.

G'night, yall.

Legend by Fire

Yeah, yeah, I know, I just love the sound of my own voice. Or the sight of my own text, as the case may be.

Also getting a billion guild errors, incidentally.

Who Wants To Go On An Adventure!!! (FULL)

I think it makes sense that Alula is the most observant of us. Knows much, tells little.

Also, Carver wasn't sleeping in the armor, he's just wearing a linen shirt and pants now.