Zetsuko

A Tyrant's Undoing

Ian didn't wait to see if his surprise attack worked and was quickly trying to fumble with the keyring and find the right one. When he got it and was about to unlock the cell was when the mage's lightning hit him. What realy saved Ian was the lack of metal on him, currently the only bits he had were his daggers and the keyring, both of which acted as sort of lightning rods and redirected most of the poorly aimed attack. The keyring directed some of it to the lock since it was close and that seemed to serve the same purpose of unlocking it, but the rest hit him, and while not nearly enough to kill him, it stunned him and ultimately planted him on his ass.

Still shaking his head and recovering from the fall he saw Tahra come out of the cell, say something about the guards and coming with her, and immediately sprint off and jump out a window. Not exactly how he planned this, but then again...he didn't really plan any of this. Not wanting to wait for the mage to get back up or for guard to reach him he got up and followed Tahra with a murmur of "ugh, princesses" jumping out the same window into the river.

A Tyrant's Undoing

Ian was filled with both regret and relief about his current situation, he'd managed to get into the castle, that much as simple, but the regret came when the realization of just what he was doing set in, thankfully that assassination of the queen caused a good deal of strife and he was able to take advantage of the confusion to get as far as he did. He still ran into trouble as he got closer to the inner parts of the castle.

He was getting hung up more and almost got himself caught once, but then a large fog cloud rolled in as he was trying to cross the gardens. After silently thanking whatever god was favoring him at the moment he carried on, having to take a slightly longer way around to avoid getting caught in the fog himself, and quickly snuck through the entrance to the dungeon, and after a short encounter with a half-asleep jailer to obtain his keyring, he found his way to the lower dungeons.

When he finally found Tahra's cell and peeked around the corner he saw a war hero of a battlemage standing just in front of her cell. He pulled back around the corner and sighed, contending with a Royal high battlemage was definitely not something he wanted to do but he couldn't exactly wait around for however long it would take for him to leave. "here we go" he murmured under his breath and went around the corner again. At least the mage was distracted with talking to the princess, so all he really had to do was keep his footfalls as silent as he could as he sprinted down the hall behind him. He lowered his shoulder and turned slightly as he ran, aiming to shoulder-check the man's face into the bars and hope to the highest of hells that would be enough to knock him out.

A Tyrant's Undoing

@Game Maker Alright! I think I will go ahead and let Lemons make a post before I do though.

A Tyrant's Undoing

The Silver Fox

Name: Ian "The Silver Fox" Torgovanne
Age: 26
Race: Human
Looks:

Bio: Starting life among the poor, Ian wound up as one of the many street urchin pickpockets. He managed to avoid being killed or jailed long enough and went from a common alley rat to being passable as a professional thief. His usual targets were merchants and wealthier common folk but he gained something of a name for himself when he first went after the treasure of a noble family. It was a flight of fancy really, him having seen the item on what he assumed was just another merchant but had actually been a minor noble. This item was a small silver carving of a fox and he stole in from the luggage of the noble's carriage as it passed through town, effectively taking it from right under that noble's nose. Emboldened by that he started going after the Nobility more often, for it he gained a lot more notoriety and gained the moniker The Silver Fox.

While his first real heist might've only succeeded based on luck, he has undoubtedly developed his skills since then, even picking up elvish over time from his dealings with them. For his skill, however, he still did not go near the castle, the Royal guard was a cut above most noble's hirelings and combined with the heavy security a castle already gives it was a deathtrap for thieves, and yet that would soon change. While not normally involved in politics, as it didn't really matter who ruled in his lifestyle, he was still drawn to the princess and respected her involvement with the commenfolk, so when news of her imprisonment spread, as such information passes rapidly in the underground, he got what most thieves would call "a fit of stupid" and decided he was going to try and free her.

---

Captain of the guard

Name: Wledic Gan-ceruan
Age: 47
Race: Human
Looks:

Bio: Captain of The Valstand Royal guard. Wledic isn't so much loyal to the king himself as he is to the throne.

A Tyrant's Undoing

The Silver Fox

Name: Ian "The Silver Fox" Torgovanne
Age: 26
Race: Human
Looks:

Bio: Starting life among the poor, Ian wound up as one of the many street urchin pickpockets. He managed to avoid being killed or jailed long enough and went from a common alley rat to being passable as a professional thief. His usual targets were merchants and wealthier common folk but he gained something of a name for himself when he first went after the treasure of a noble family. It was a flight of fancy really him having seen the item on what he assumed was just another merchant but had actually been a minor noble. This item was a small silver carving of a fox and he stole in from the luggage of the noble's carriage as it passed through town, effectively taking it from right under that noble's nose. Emboldened by that he started going after the Nobility more often, for it he gained a lot more notoriety and gained the moniker The Silver Fox.

While his first real heist might've only succeeded based on luck, he has undoubtedly developed his skills since then, even picking up elvish over time from his dealings with them. For his skill, however, he still did not go near the castle, the Royal guard was a cut above most noble's hirelings and combined with the heavy security a castle already gives it was a deathtrap for thieves, and yet that would soon change. While not normally involved in politics, as it didn't really matter who ruled in his lifestyle, he was still drawn to the princess and respected her involvement with the commenfolk, so when news of her imprisonment spread, as such information passes rapidly in the underground, he got what most thieves would call "a fit of stupid" and decided he was going to try and free her.

A Tyrant's Undoing

@Game Maker Alright cool thanks.

A Tyrant's Undoing

@Game Maker Hey there. I'm interested in participating, quick question though I got is about magic: Is there much magic in this setting or is it a bit more mundane?

The Hero has betrayed us

Kythe returned a smile to Leila and followed her to the inn, joining her in the line as well. The person in front on them didn't stand out much to him, but he didn't really know humans enough to tell if there was something odd about any of them anyway, subtly odd that it. Leila seems to think there was something peculiar about her if her expression was anything to go by. He nudged her arm with his elbow and then gave a glance and short nod with his head to wordlessly ask if they should be worried about the white-haired girl before them.

@Hammerman

The Hero has betrayed us

@Cuccoruler I'm fine with continuing

The Hero has betrayed us

@Cuccoruler I'm uh, also fine either way. Making that prequel sort of thing might be better if someone suddenly reappears though