Origin: Tamz'Kuna was the eldest daughter and only living child of a fierce orc warlord, whom commanded a traveling warband numbering five hundred; three hundred and seventy of those being professional warriors though none in the group were to be trifled with. The band was one of those which made orc human racial tensions all the higher, raiding peaceful towns, villages and eventually taking a small keep which of course called for great celebration on the part of the orc's. Looting the keep they drank and feasted on the supplies within, awakening in the morning to find a great host outside the walls; lead by King Cassius himself with a number close to a thousand and a half. King Cassius was to give no quarter, the band had harassed his people for long enough and they had called for their heads few amongst the group were innocent and all had shared in the plunder of those defeated. Tamz'Kuna's father wouldn't surrender however, nor would he hole up inside of the stone fortress; before Cassius's siege weapons could be readied the heavy oak drawbridge came steadily crashing down across the shallow moat which surrounded the tall walls. And several hundred battle crazed orcs rushed from the keep, crashing into the center of King Cassius's army, heavily outnumbered they were quickly encircled by the superior force; albeit they fought down to the last child. Including Tamz'Kuna whom was only eleven at the time already standing at five feet and two inches, and already a tough fighter in her own right not that she stood a chance against any real combatants; it was in a melee between her father and King Cassius in which her father lost his life run through the gut with cold steel. The battle at that point had more or less been ended, most of the band lay dead but Tamz' was still alive and angry, as Cassius slayed her father Tamz rushed the King managing to squirm past the two Kingsguard which defended him; a small dagger in hand she managed to drive it slightly into King Cassius from behind. The blade finding a gap in his plate just near the hip, the blade drawing blood and sticking firmly into his side; she quickly found herself knocked unconscious by the armored gauntlet of a Kingsguard.
They were moving to execute the child as no mercy was the call and of course she had attacked the King himself, but Cassius spared her life finding her courage and ability to survive a battle at such a young age admirable. And he took the child with him sparing her life to allow her to work as a servant, and in the King's castle she grew strong and quickly, standing at six foot one by the time she was sixteen. She was unhappy of course to be imprisoned to the people who slaughtered her friends and family, though as she grew she came to understand why it needed to be done; and what kind of man her father was in truth. Considering her rapid growth and adjustment to human custom King.Cassius began to have her trained, his best knights and master-of-arms teaching her to use all manner of weapon; her greatest talent laying with the sword quickly picking up on its use and handling. Able to face three soldiers together by seventeen, fighting in her first battle for Cassius by nineteen in a small skirmish with a rouge lord; as soon as they felled the wall of the treasonous Lord's keep Tamz' Kuna threw herself first roaring with fury into the breach. She killed many men fighting alongside Cassius's own soldiers, her ferocity and skill fast spreading amongst the men whom attended the battle; and so at the conclusion of the fighting King.Cassius knighted Tamz' Kuna. It wasn't until she reached the age of twenty one that she was selected to be one of the Kingsguard, an honor which every knight dreamt of but few ever reached; her actions in saving the King's own son from a stable fire prompting her introduction into the elite guard. Along with her steadily increasing and well renowned skills in combat.
Personality:Tamz'Kuna is an incredibly loyal and mild mannered orc, her upbringing with humans curving some of the more savage tendencies of her people.
Bio/Personality:Ixtli was born on the remote and infamous Amazonian Islands at the height of their civilization, however she wasn't born on the main Isle but instead on a smaller spit of land forty miles away; the terrain changing from the slightly flat open plains and large fields to a dense and savage jungle. Hers was the largest and most dominant tribe on the Isle and like the mainlanders it was comprised of all women save for a few captives for reproductive purposes. The only other inhabitants were a small offshoot tribe of around twenty no threat to Ixtli's group of a hundred and twenty, they were trained from birth to hunt and stalk the forests, and disputes were often settled with blood; this made each woman a formidable fighter.
A surprise came to the tribe in the form of Greek explorers, a small band of warriors seeking a way to sneak around the more powerful mainland for Greek armies; the group numbered only fifty including the crew of the ship. The welcoming was less than hospitable as both groups had no trust for one another, the Greeks were massacred and their ship ripped apart; bringing iron weapons and tools to the tribe. However one of the sailors had survived the battle and managed to get back to his homeland to tell of the slaughter, a full year later a half dozen ships arrived around the small isle. This time bringing soldiers numbering twice that of the tribe, so Ixtli and all the warriors of the tribe awaited the men; ambushing them as the jungle confused and separated the usually well formed army. However they eventually pushed the tribe back to their village, leading to the near extinction of her people in a final battle; including Ixtli herself who chose to stay and die with honor. The Greeks leaving with only a hundred men including those wounded, their extra ships looted again by the survivors allowing them to rebuild the nearly destroyed wiped out tribe.
Well you can do whatever version youd feel more comfortable with, dont get bogged down too much with historic details, as long as the character is interesting.
Lyanna rode towards the back of the group, the rags she had stuffed in the underside of her plates stopping it from clanking; her eyes catching sight of the beautiful oasis. Releasing the leather reigns which controlled the horse, allowing it to walk itself into the oasis in the wilderness; swinging her leg back over the saddle her armored form thudded down onto the ground. Her armored boots leaving slight imprints in the grass, she grasped hold of the helmet on her head and lifted it off looking around in pure surprise at her surroundings. The woman walked over to the small body of water and kneeled beside it, refilling the skin she carried with her after testing it by dipping her armored palm into it and bringing it to her lips; the freshness oddly surprising as was this small paradise in the wilderness.
"What kind of sorcery is this?"
She had never really been exposed to much magic as a solider, so the place made her slightly uneasy; though it did have a calming essence about it in addition the old wizard seemed to be at ease with the area.
If you wish. Don't go too far in front of us, you don't want an elephant-size bear attacking you in the woods, there's no way you can kill it alone because it's not a simple animal of huge size. Also, it won't venture into the oasis we are in, because it's a magical place in a way. So you'll have to go up the hills to spot even the tracks of it.
I think I know a way for us to kill it, but it won't be all sword and ax hack-a-thon, there will be team work and magic involved. It's gonna include something from the dungeon we're going to enter.
Also, you might make others suspicious because you're leaving on your own. But that's up to others.
No i meant to follow the group and look on our way.
I'm afraid I cant wait too much longer for your characters, I'll give you till the end of tommorow to post them in the OOC I'll approve them if they are ready but either way I will be starting the IC as everyone esle is waiting.
Had a surprise vist, ill be done tomorrow i need a question answered though. Is the Amazonian supposed to be an indigenous type? Or the Scythian, fought at Troy version? Its a bit harder to make an Amazon, considering there isn't alot of historic records.
Thank you, also its alot harder than I anticipated to make a background for an Amazon; not a lot of historical records. Also Hell on Wheels is making me want to make an Native American dog solider.
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Username:Vas Khaleen
Name:Dame.Tamz'Kuna The Tall
Age:28
Height:6'6
Gender:Female
Race:Orc
Origin: Tamz'Kuna was the eldest daughter and only living child of a fierce orc warlord, whom commanded a traveling warband numbering five hundred; three hundred and seventy of those being professional warriors though none in the group were to be trifled with. The band was one of those which made orc human racial tensions all the higher, raiding peaceful towns, villages and eventually taking a small keep which of course called for great celebration on the part of the orc's. Looting the keep they drank and feasted on the supplies within, awakening in the morning to find a great host outside the walls; lead by King Cassius himself with a number close to a thousand and a half. King Cassius was to give no quarter, the band had harassed his people for long enough and they had called for their heads few amongst the group were innocent and all had shared in the plunder of those defeated. Tamz'Kuna's father wouldn't surrender however, nor would he hole up inside of the stone fortress; before Cassius's siege weapons could be readied the heavy oak drawbridge came steadily crashing down across the shallow moat which surrounded the tall walls. And several hundred battle crazed orcs rushed from the keep, crashing into the center of King Cassius's army, heavily outnumbered they were quickly encircled by the superior force; albeit they fought down to the last child. Including Tamz'Kuna whom was only eleven at the time already standing at five feet and two inches, and already a tough fighter in her own right not that she stood a chance against any real combatants; it was in a melee between her father and King Cassius in which her father lost his life run through the gut with cold steel. The battle at that point had more or less been ended, most of the band lay dead but Tamz' was still alive and angry, as Cassius slayed her father Tamz rushed the King managing to squirm past the two Kingsguard which defended him; a small dagger in hand she managed to drive it slightly into King Cassius from behind. The blade finding a gap in his plate just near the hip, the blade drawing blood and sticking firmly into his side; she quickly found herself knocked unconscious by the armored gauntlet of a Kingsguard.
They were moving to execute the child as no mercy was the call and of course she had attacked the King himself, but Cassius spared her life finding her courage and ability to survive a battle at such a young age admirable. And he took the child with him sparing her life to allow her to work as a servant, and in the King's castle she grew strong and quickly, standing at six foot one by the time she was sixteen. She was unhappy of course to be imprisoned to the people who slaughtered her friends and family, though as she grew she came to understand why it needed to be done; and what kind of man her father was in truth. Considering her rapid growth and adjustment to human custom King.Cassius began to have her trained, his best knights and master-of-arms teaching her to use all manner of weapon; her greatest talent laying with the sword quickly picking up on its use and handling. Able to face three soldiers together by seventeen, fighting in her first battle for Cassius by nineteen in a small skirmish with a rouge lord; as soon as they felled the wall of the treasonous Lord's keep Tamz' Kuna threw herself first roaring with fury into the breach. She killed many men fighting alongside Cassius's own soldiers, her ferocity and skill fast spreading amongst the men whom attended the battle; and so at the conclusion of the fighting King.Cassius knighted Tamz' Kuna. It wasn't until she reached the age of twenty one that she was selected to be one of the Kingsguard, an honor which every knight dreamt of but few ever reached; her actions in saving the King's own son from a stable fire prompting her introduction into the elite guard. Along with her steadily increasing and well renowned skills in combat.
Profession:Kingsguard
Weapons:
-Great-sword
-Thrusting dagger
-One handed warhammer
Appearance: [img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/36/5b/a3/365ba352f4a2c51e2931c9f4b28aef24.jpg[/img]
Personality:Tamz'Kuna is an incredibly loyal and mild mannered orc, her upbringing with humans curving some of the more savage tendencies of her people.
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<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">PLACEHOLDER<br><br>Username:Vas Khaleen<br><br><a href="Name:Dame.Tamz'Kuna" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Name:Dame.Tamz'Kuna</a> The Tall<br><br>Age:28<br><br>Height:6'6<br><br>Gender:Female<br><br>Race:Orc<br><br>Origin: Tamz'Kuna was the eldest daughter and only living child of a fierce orc warlord, whom commanded a traveling warband numbering five hundred; three hundred and seventy of those being professional warriors though none in the group were to be trifled with. The band was one of those which made orc human racial tensions all the higher, raiding peaceful towns, villages and eventually taking a small keep which of course called for great celebration on the part of the orc's. Looting the keep they drank and feasted on the supplies within, awakening in the morning to find a great host outside the walls; lead by King Cassius himself with a number close to a thousand and a half. King Cassius was to give no quarter, the band had harassed his people for long enough and they had called for their heads few amongst the group were innocent and all had shared in the plunder of those defeated. Tamz'Kuna's father wouldn't surrender however, nor would he hole up inside of the stone fortress; before Cassius's siege weapons could be readied the heavy oak drawbridge came steadily crashing down across the shallow moat which surrounded the tall walls. And several hundred battle crazed orcs rushed from the keep, crashing into the center of King Cassius's army, heavily outnumbered they were quickly encircled by the superior force; albeit they fought down to the last child. Including Tamz'Kuna whom was only eleven at the time already standing at five feet and two inches, and already a tough fighter in her own right not that she stood a chance against any real combatants; it was in a melee between her father and King Cassius in which her father lost his life run through the gut with cold steel. The battle at that point had more or less been ended, most of the band lay dead but Tamz' was still alive and angry, as Cassius slayed her father Tamz rushed the King managing to squirm past the two Kingsguard which defended him; a small dagger in hand she managed to drive it slightly into King Cassius from behind. The blade finding a gap in his plate just near the hip, the blade drawing blood and sticking firmly into his side; she quickly found herself knocked unconscious by the armored gauntlet of a Kingsguard.<br><br>They were moving to execute the child as no mercy was the call and of course she had attacked the King himself, but Cassius spared her life finding her courage and ability to survive a battle at such a young age admirable. And he took the child with him sparing her life to allow her to work as a servant, and in the King's castle she grew strong and quickly, standing at six foot one by the time she was sixteen. She was unhappy of course to be imprisoned to the people who slaughtered her friends and family, though as she grew she came to understand why it needed to be done; and what kind of man her father was in truth. Considering her rapid growth and adjustment to human custom King.Cassius began to have her trained, his best knights and master-of-arms teaching her to use all manner of weapon; her greatest talent laying with the sword quickly picking up on its use and handling. Able to face three soldiers together by seventeen, fighting in her first battle for Cassius by nineteen in a small skirmish with a rouge lord; as soon as they felled the wall of the treasonous Lord's keep Tamz' Kuna threw herself first roaring with fury into the breach. She killed many men fighting alongside Cassius's own soldiers, her ferocity and skill fast spreading amongst the men whom attended the battle; and so at the conclusion of the fighting King.Cassius knighted Tamz' Kuna. It wasn't until she reached the age of twenty one that she was selected to be one of the Kingsguard, an honor which every knight dreamt of but few ever reached; her actions in saving the King's own son from a stable fire prompting her introduction into the elite guard. Along with her steadily increasing and well renowned skills in combat. <br><br>Profession:Kingsguard <br><br>Weapons:<br>-Great-sword<br>-Thrusting dagger<br>-One handed warhammer<br><br>Appearance: <img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/36/5b/a3/365ba352f4a2c51e2931c9f4b28aef24.jpg" /><br><br>Personality:Tamz'Kuna is an incredibly loyal and mild mannered orc, her upbringing with humans curving some of the more savage tendencies of her people.<br><br>Short Biography:<br><br>Other Notes:</div>
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