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Artificial Spirits

Franz stood far from the statue, which he found increasingly repulsive (despite the beauty of its form). He stood away from the light, yet was still bathed in it. He stood, with his back to the wall, leaving no opening for any of the other occupants of the room to get the upper hand on him. Still, he turned his eyes from them, and began to read from one of the books he kept on his person, The Book of Deiwos. The many stories, verses, and mantras, put in him a feeling of pride, security, and righteousness.

All of it was so familiar, these stories of redemption, justice, and punishment. The unjust must be punished, the unclean must be purged, the innocent are never above suspicion. Such a sentiment appealed to Franz, as did Deiwos, a god of justice and mercy, deserving of worship, HIS worship. Perhaps thats why the statue filled him with such loathing, it was heretical, blasphemous in its very nature in the eyes of Deiwos. Franz was tempted to destroy the figure with his mace and a prayer to Deiwos, but he would not risk invoking the wrath of some heathen god, not now at least.

Artificial Spirits

Just because something isn't rotting, doesn't mean that its actively renewing itself~ Its like hunk of spam, its dead but it ain't gonna decay for some strange reason... ha.

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But they'd be dead, their metabolic processes have come to an end~

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I have posted! Soon the purg- I mean adventure will begin~

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The darkness was unbearable, it was shifting, amorphous, without definition or constraint. It was maddening. No words, no order, nothing to describe. He didn't like that. Then, as though a prayer had been answered, light, form, shape. Light cast away darkness... warmth and benevolence caused cold and cruelty to vanish. Light's purpose, its duty, is to illuminate, to guide. Duty casts away uncertainty. Yes, those words made sense, felt familiar, at least to Franz... Franz, the name felt right for some reason. His mind steeled against what darkness might remain, he looked upon the statue, its form, while beautiful (despite the lack of facial features), left him with a sense of revulsion, as though it should not be, as though its very existence was somehow..

"Blasphemous." Yes, the word felt righteous as it left his lips, Franz's voice ringing within his armor, freed from any sort of doubt his mind may have had. His muscles ached, stiff and burdened by his armor, heavy plate atop robes and padded cloth, adorned in icons, parchment, and a heraldry of some sort. Though their exact meaning was somewhat vague, he could not help but feel a sense of great pride, joy, and duty. As he rose, surprised by his own strength, he felt several items swinging from his waist, a few small books, more icons, and a heavy mace to be exact. The books were old, leather bound, and obviously used frequently. A sense of security came over Franz as he flipped through a tome called The Book of Deiwos. Upon his back was slung a pack, and a kite-shield of both wood and metal, painted with the same heraldry that adorned a section of his robes and armor. It depicted a great beast, appearing to be both reptilian and mammalian in nature, being felled by a mailed fist surrounded by holy light.

Turning his attention from his own personal affects, Franz looked to the other occupants of the room, many of them were revolting in body, inhuman monsters or creatures of a more ancient and natural world, a world before man. Those who did not disgust him outright with their appearance, still did not escape suspicion or disdain from his hidden glare and scowl. Even those who seemed trustworthy or of good nature, did not seem all too innocent in his eyes. After all, some force must have brought them to this place, brought him here, for what reason, he could only guess at. Certainly some greater power had seen fit to intervene in the world, perhaps their innocence and purity were to be tested by their maker? Such a thought brought both fear and delight to him, if such was the case, none would find him wanting.But for those who where, Franz would find out himself.

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I wonder if I should have Franz wake up on a battlefield. But the OP makes me think we should wake in the temple with the statue... What's the ruling here Meiya?

Artificial Spirits

Appearance

Body

Gender: Male

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Race: Human

Equipment: Winged mace, wood and iron banded kite shield, Book of Deiwos, Hymnal of the long March, icon of Deiwos, coin purse, satchel, flint, dagger, Confessor’s armor.

Combat Skills: Prefers blunt melee weapons, usually those which are one-and-a-half handed so that he might use them alone or accompanied with a shield. The beauty of maces, war hammers, and picks, is their simplicity and deadly efficiency, one needn’t be a master of some hidden or grand technique of fighting, merely possess the will, strength, and fury to crush any foe beneath his might.

Non-Combat Skills: Oration, negotiation, intimidation, interrogation.

Mana: low for a human.

Magickal Schools: Divine (Deiwos)

Magickal Abilities:

Smite Guilty- The child of Deiwos calls upon the god of justice to deliver retribution through steel. The caster's weapon becomes imbuned with the holy might of Deiwos, ready to strike down the guilty. This holy strike deals immense
holy damage to those who have committed sins in the eyes of Deiwos.

Repentance- Confronts the guilty with their sins, causing them to either fall in guilt over their actions, or flee in terror of punishment. Live or dead, good or evil, none of the unjust will escape divine punishment.

Bless item- The warrior-priest may lay his hands upon an item, be it a weapon, charm, water skin, etc; and bless it by invoking the lord of justice and righteous might, allowing it to strike down or reveal the guilty, unclean, and unholy.

Techniques:
Righteous Fury- Zeal and hatred work in conjunction to push this mortal flesh beyond its limitations. Just as Deiwos strikes down his foes, so too shall his faithful messengers. Pain is what grounds the soul and mind to the body, with it removed, even for a short time, one becomes a fragment of the grandeur of the divine. Let not the innocent fall prey to your righteous fury, for Deiwos is a just god, only the wicked, guilty, and unclean will the war-priest smite, never forgetting the tenants of his faith.

Spirit

Artificial Spirit Sheet
Name:Franz Nagel

Personality: Determined, righteous, judgmental, suspicious, paranoid.

Talents:

Judgement- Innocence is an illusion, there are simply degrees of guilt, and situational trials. Franz has a knack for discovering who is and isn't deserving of punishment. A good judge of character, little goes unnoticed or without suspicion from him.

Demagogue- Franz seems to have an affinity to rile and frenzy those around him, drawing strangers of all kinds behind him and whatever cause he might be associated with. Playing to the mob, their fears, wants, hopes, dreams, without any real sort of logic, he can turn the lowliest of farmers into a force of pure fury and zeal.

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Artificial Spirits: A Fantasy Roleplay

Appearance

Body

Gender: Male

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Race: Human

Equipment: Winged mace, wood and iron banded kite shield, Book of Deiwos, Hymnal of the long March, icon of Deiwos, coin purse, satchel, flint, dagger, Confessor’s armor.

Combat Skills: Prefers blunt melee weapons, usually those which are one-and-a-half handed so that he might use them alone or accompanied with a shield. The beauty of maces, war hammers, and picks, is their simplicity and deadly efficiency, one needn’t be a master of some hidden or grand technique of fighting, merely possess the will, strength, and fury to crush any foe beneath his might.

Non-Combat Skills: Oration, negotiation, intimidation, interrogation.

Mana: low for a human.

Magickal Schools: Divine (Deiwos)

Magickal Abilities:

Smite Guilty- The child of Deiwos calls upon the god of justice to deliver retribution through steel. The caster's weapon becomes imbuned with the holy might of Deiwos, ready to strike down the guilty. This holy strike deals immense
holy damage to those who have committed sins in the eyes of Deiwos.

Repentance- Confronts the guilty with their sins, causing them to either fall in guilt over their actions, or flee in terror of punishment. Live or dead, good or evil, none of the unjust will escape divine punishment.

Bless item- The warrior-priest may lay his hands upon an item, be it a weapon, charm, water skin, etc; and bless it by invoking the lord of justice and righteous might, allowing it to strike down or reveal the guilty, unclean, and unholy.

Techniques:
Righteous Fury- Zeal and hatred work in conjunction to push this mortal flesh beyond its limitations. Just as Deiwos strikes down his foes, so too shall his faithful messengers. Pain is what grounds the soul and mind to the body, with it removed, even for a short time, one becomes a fragment of the grandeur of the divine. Let not the innocent fall prey to your righteous fury, for Deiwos is a just god, only the wicked, guilty, and unclean will the war-priest smite, never forgetting the tenants of his faith.

Spirit

Artificial Spirit Sheet
Name:Franz Nagel

Personality: Determined, righteous, judgmental, suspicious, paranoid.

Talents:

Judgement- Innocence is an illusion, there are simply degrees of guilt, and situational trials. Franz has a knack for discovering who is and isn't deserving of punishment. A good judge of character, little goes unnoticed or without suspicion from him.

Demagogue- Franz seems to have an affinity to rile and frenzy those around him, drawing strangers of all kinds behind him and whatever cause he might be associated with. Playing to the mob, their fears, wants, hopes, dreams, without any real sort of logic, he can turn the lowliest of farmers into a force of pure fury and zeal.

Artificial Spirits: A Fantasy Roleplay

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