Blackshard 2 - Revenge of the Nethermancers (Chat RP game interest check)
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I'm PST as well so woot, something I don't need to be worried about. Tuesday is right out, but depending on time any other day could work I guess depending on the time it is at. I'll have the sheet up soonish, today was me getting sidetracked day. Plus needing to flesh out the wyvern-thrull and if that's remotely an idea in my head. With everyone going hybrids, I might feel a bit silly doing it too.
I'm PST as well so woot, something I don't need to be worried about. Tuesday is right out, but depending on time any other day could work I guess depending on the time it is at. I'll have the sheet up soonish, today was me getting sidetracked day. Plus needing to flesh out the wyvern-thrull and if that's remotely an idea in my head. With everyone going hybrids, I might feel a bit silly doing it too.
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Huh. I'm NOT available on Mondays and Wednesdays. And Lurker's not available on Saturdays. :/
I'm on PST, as well. Fridays are good for me, or I could arrange Saturdays or Sundays.
Huh. I'm NOT available on Mondays and Wednesdays. And Lurker's not available on Saturdays. :/
I'm on PST, as well. Fridays are good for me, or I could arrange Saturdays or Sundays.
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Hrm. So looking at this all, the only real date we can get everyone could be... maybe Fridays, but I'm not sure what time specifically I'd be shooting for. Noonish PST, maybe? What's your guy's opinions or objections?
Hrm. So looking at this all, the only real date we can get everyone could be... maybe Fridays, but I'm not sure what time specifically I'd be shooting for. Noonish PST, maybe? What's your guy's opinions or objections?
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Friday noonish PST is good for me.
And I am really the only half-breed. I don't think were lions and other therianthropies count as a half-breed. So feel free to be a half-breed Zil.
Friday noonish PST is good for me.
And I am really the only half-breed. I don't think were lions and other therianthropies count as a half-breed. So feel free to be a half-breed Zil.
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Friday works for me, anytime, though I'm not a morning person (prefer after 0900 PST if possible).
Friday works for me, anytime, though I'm not a morning person (prefer after 0900 PST if possible).
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K, this is how this is gonna go down:
I'm not gonna be starting the game on tomorrow, mainly to let me have time to get the rest of the player-open notes gathered together to allow for some minor player tweaks as needed.
The plan is to try and run the game around NOON on December 12th, Pacific Standard Time, hopefully giving me time to get the Kalifer map done before the start, among other details.
If there's anyone else wanting to get in or ask questions, now may be a good time '3'
K, this is how this is gonna go down:
I'm not gonna be starting the game on tomorrow, mainly to let me have time to get the rest of the player-open notes gathered together to allow for some minor player tweaks as needed.
The plan is to try and run the game around NOON on December 12th, Pacific Standard Time, hopefully giving me time to get the Kalifer map done before the start, among other details.
If there's anyone else wanting to get in or ask questions, now may be a good time '3'
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I plan to make a scavenger type character that has mad sparks of genius in cobbling together tech that shouldn't work but does. Anything against? Anything appliable by rolls?
Also is it possible for steampunk armor to be made? Running off sexual energies?
I plan to make a scavenger type character that has mad sparks of genius in cobbling together tech that shouldn't work but does. Anything against? Anything appliable by rolls?
Also is it possible for steampunk armor to be made? Running off sexual energies?
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Suppose should ask if pure wyverngirl is available since you said general species. Also, so the rift wars, the nethermages caused havoc and such, were they all over Kalifer and such?
Suppose should ask if pure wyverngirl is available since you said general species. Also, so the rift wars, the nethermages caused havoc and such, were they all over Kalifer and such?
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Welp, time to finally be a killjoy a little. ^^;
As for the events of the Rift Wars, the only major effected area on Kalifer itself was the desert region to the west of the continent, although several rifts all over the world were opened by either curious humans or the Abyssites during that time. Nethermancers could have easily shown up as far away as the continent of Braxil and Dragonkin Empires as a result, however most cells of this group were mercilessly hunted down and exterminated after the war for being connected to the cult in the first place, for obvious reasons. A good chunk of the war however was fought in the Riftlands, which as far as anyone knows was destroyed at the end of the Rift Wars.
Welp, time to finally be a killjoy a little. ^^;
Armor, yes. Using sexual stuff to power said armor, not yet. There's been no major energy source found for making technology work via the bumping and grinding, so you'd have to use another form of energy source. For a light exosuit of some degree though, consider using a Flarestone - these are special gemstones that after a primer of some kind is used (either Gunpowder or it's big brother Blast Powder) will glow and generate a sizable amount of heat for pretty much as long as it's left unquenched. Using one of them you could run a small boiler to keep hydraulics working. As for the concept of a scavenger, I see no issue with it.
I'm gonna veto wyvernkin offhand, as I was planning on them as more of a monster race. Sorry.
As for the events of the Rift Wars, the only major effected area on Kalifer itself was the desert region to the west of the continent, although several rifts all over the world were opened by either curious humans or the Abyssites during that time. Nethermancers could have easily shown up as far away as the continent of Braxil and Dragonkin Empires as a result, however most cells of this group were mercilessly hunted down and exterminated after the war for being connected to the cult in the first place, for obvious reasons. A good chunk of the war however was fought in the Riftlands, which as far as anyone knows was destroyed at the end of the Rift Wars.
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Player Name - Diagasvesle or Vesle or Dia or Diaga etc.
Character Name - Laani Scrupfor
Character Race - Green-Skin Goblin. (She prefers being referred to as Gobbo or Gabby when being specifically called on her race.)
Description -
Items and Equipment -
History - (Thank you Hope)
Motivation - Laani is heading to the royal summons to get a look at all the fancy tech and getting past the gates without being tossed out (or worse, raped and then tossed out, through is it rape if she is willing? She thinks so, mostly cause they don't fulfill their end of the bargain and let her in!) She hopes to get the Blackshard and rip it apart to study it's innards. ANd maybe figure where she can find an infinite machine to make infinite things for her to rip apart and study.
Player Name - Diagasvesle or Vesle or Dia or Diaga etc.
Character Name - Laani Scrupfor
Character Race - Green-Skin Goblin. (She prefers being referred to as Gobbo or Gabby when being specifically called on her race.)
Description -
Laani looks far too much like a perverted goblin that is descended from a busty human wench someone up her ancestry line! Her dark green skin is full of blooming life, through her skin is not at all soft, instead her skin, while a lively dark green is rough from how she lives - bathing in oil and juices of mechanical innards. That isn't to say the only things she bathes in, just the most usual amount of stuff.
Now, she has some interesting hair, her rich dark hair is in fact a really, really blackish blue-green, and if she ever really bathed properly, and stood in sunlight without her hair wound up inside of a helmet, others would be able to see the blue-green in her hair. Otherwise all they see is her hair is black and the fact that two thick strands of it stick up much like horns or feathers.
A delightful thing that Laani likes to flaunt is her body. Her curveacous, curvy, voluptuous body that has oversized mammeries on someone of her frame -which gets her quite a few delightful slurs from her other gobbo's. With an overly plump butt that just begs to be slapped and visible toned muscles, Laani looks almost like a mini-amazoness! Except for the fact that she isn't all kow-towing to authority of any kind.
As for what she wears, if it's warm enough, she goes in only a bra just to keep her busom supported but otherwise nude. And what she wears below is simple ripped "jean-like" shorts that has a zipper that can be unzipped to let her air herself. If it's cold enough, she goes in an oversized jacket that and is bundled up in so many clothes that she almost looks like a walking ball. She really hates the cold. Now for combat, if she knows she is about to do something dangerous or run into a dangerous situation aka whenever she isn't tinkering around with already scavenged parts, she wears an oversized long coat, with a harness for two oversized pistols (her shotties!) and a smaller harness to hold shells and an emergency flare pistol alongside an extreme short range pistol. Underneath her harness is a straight up leather armor, studded with metal, that covers her form and flattens down her tits, no need to get herself killed in combat.
Here is her reference picture.
Now, she has some interesting hair, her rich dark hair is in fact a really, really blackish blue-green, and if she ever really bathed properly, and stood in sunlight without her hair wound up inside of a helmet, others would be able to see the blue-green in her hair. Otherwise all they see is her hair is black and the fact that two thick strands of it stick up much like horns or feathers.
A delightful thing that Laani likes to flaunt is her body. Her curveacous, curvy, voluptuous body that has oversized mammeries on someone of her frame -which gets her quite a few delightful slurs from her other gobbo's. With an overly plump butt that just begs to be slapped and visible toned muscles, Laani looks almost like a mini-amazoness! Except for the fact that she isn't all kow-towing to authority of any kind.
As for what she wears, if it's warm enough, she goes in only a bra just to keep her busom supported but otherwise nude. And what she wears below is simple ripped "jean-like" shorts that has a zipper that can be unzipped to let her air herself. If it's cold enough, she goes in an oversized jacket that and is bundled up in so many clothes that she almost looks like a walking ball. She really hates the cold. Now for combat, if she knows she is about to do something dangerous or run into a dangerous situation aka whenever she isn't tinkering around with already scavenged parts, she wears an oversized long coat, with a harness for two oversized pistols (her shotties!) and a smaller harness to hold shells and an emergency flare pistol alongside an extreme short range pistol. Underneath her harness is a straight up leather armor, studded with metal, that covers her form and flattens down her tits, no need to get herself killed in combat.
Here is her reference picture.
Items and Equipment -
1.) Reinforced Metal Studded Leather Armor meant for Goblins that have too big breasts to effectively fight without flattening them a bit, provides amazing support and can be easily popped off if one knows how to relieve pressure.
2.) One Oversized Pistol/Hand Shotgun powered by "greased lightning" and the odd flarestone when salvaged. It is affectionately called "Boomy." It is colored a light red almost eking into pink coloring.
3.) One Oversized Pistol/Hand Sluggun powered by three flarestones and looks like it can explode if thrown. (It can explode if thrown, but requires flicking a switch that causes a cascading event on her gun.) It is affectionately called "Surprise N!" (N representing the number she has currently remade. Currently at 4.) It is always colored by the parts that make it up and is currently a strange green.
4.) 10 Incendienary Shells, 20 Regular Shells, 10 Electrode Shells, and 10 "close" packed shells for Boomy all carried in seperate boxes of ammunition.
5.) 40 HE-RPG Variant Style Slugs, 50 Armor Piercing Slugs for Surprise N all carried in a reinforced box of intention recognition. (Think bag of holding but allows Laani to reach in and grab either an HE or AP slug. Not as bulky as Boomy's boxes.)
6.) Oversized Long Coat with numerous amount of pockets.
7.) Two harnesses, one meant to hold Boomy and Surprise as well as their boxes. The other to hold an emergency Flare Pistol and emergency short range pistol when it's too dangerous to fire boomy or surprise.
8.) Flare Pistol - A one shot pistol that requires manual reloading of a Flare shell and popping in new power supply.
9.) Short range Purse Pistol - A pistol or Derringer with 3 shots before needing to reload.
10.) 5 Flare Shells in a bag and 4 clips for Purse Pistol
11.) Spare Parts to make more Surprise.
12.) Scavenger's Tool Bag (Hammer, Wrenches, Blowtorches, the works.)
13.) Bundles of clothing that isn't really special. (Look to description, 4th Paragraph.)
14.) Heavy Mechaniloid Backpack meant to tank shots from Surprise's AP bullets. Extremely heavy for those that aren't Laani. (Invovles a magical recognition system she yanked from somewhere at sometime.)
15.) A Hugely Scribbled in Journal that got an enchantment somewhere along the way to always have more pages to scribble in.
2.) One Oversized Pistol/Hand Shotgun powered by "greased lightning" and the odd flarestone when salvaged. It is affectionately called "Boomy." It is colored a light red almost eking into pink coloring.
3.) One Oversized Pistol/Hand Sluggun powered by three flarestones and looks like it can explode if thrown. (It can explode if thrown, but requires flicking a switch that causes a cascading event on her gun.) It is affectionately called "Surprise N!" (N representing the number she has currently remade. Currently at 4.) It is always colored by the parts that make it up and is currently a strange green.
4.) 10 Incendienary Shells, 20 Regular Shells, 10 Electrode Shells, and 10 "close" packed shells for Boomy all carried in seperate boxes of ammunition.
5.) 40 HE-RPG Variant Style Slugs, 50 Armor Piercing Slugs for Surprise N all carried in a reinforced box of intention recognition. (Think bag of holding but allows Laani to reach in and grab either an HE or AP slug. Not as bulky as Boomy's boxes.)
6.) Oversized Long Coat with numerous amount of pockets.
7.) Two harnesses, one meant to hold Boomy and Surprise as well as their boxes. The other to hold an emergency Flare Pistol and emergency short range pistol when it's too dangerous to fire boomy or surprise.
8.) Flare Pistol - A one shot pistol that requires manual reloading of a Flare shell and popping in new power supply.
9.) Short range Purse Pistol - A pistol or Derringer with 3 shots before needing to reload.
10.) 5 Flare Shells in a bag and 4 clips for Purse Pistol
11.) Spare Parts to make more Surprise.
12.) Scavenger's Tool Bag (Hammer, Wrenches, Blowtorches, the works.)
13.) Bundles of clothing that isn't really special. (Look to description, 4th Paragraph.)
14.) Heavy Mechaniloid Backpack meant to tank shots from Surprise's AP bullets. Extremely heavy for those that aren't Laani. (Invovles a magical recognition system she yanked from somewhere at sometime.)
15.) A Hugely Scribbled in Journal that got an enchantment somewhere along the way to always have more pages to scribble in.
History - (Thank you Hope)
"Laani Scrupfor is a preimiererererere however that word is spelt goblin inventor that just needed to borrow parts from fellow friendly gnomes, elves, humans, and basically anything that crossed her path with an interesting knick-knack. She also had to keep moving about to keep getting those interesting knick-knacks and it had nothing to do with the fact that her fellow goblins wanted to chain her to a table and have her fat and popping out kids every few months and getting milked. While that sounds amazing, that wasn't the life for her! So, when hse started getting those looks, she schemed in her mind to make the first thing in her mind to protect herself in a grisly bloody fashion. Thus boomy was born and she cherrished her shotty so much that she is always on lookouts to make it better! After breaking out, and having to run run and run! She ran into her first fellow and friendly gnomey inventor with a big inventory.
She had to pay him some favors to get some safe haven - and well, she didn't regret the favors, she just wished she didn't end up wearing that stupid armor he made! Yeesh!? What would one do with a magically powered by using Cubite stuff to power a sexual steam armor. It sounds amazing, but not when the fact that you have something shoving in and out constantly, getting you all high and sweaty and making it impossible to think! That stupid gnome errr friendly gnome, did at least have a ton of stuff to play with. So all I had to do was wear that armor. . . *juice splatters onto the page* Oops! Well heheh, no one is going to read this one! Not until I find a good publisherer. Ahem, I wrote ahem! heheh! Look at my fun!
I fled from the fellow friendly gnome after he found out that I was the one to blow a hole the size of his noggin all throughout his lab on my first made surprise. OOh you should've seen that beauty! I had like foorty flare thingies stubbed into it. So after I got away from that gnome, I ended up travelling around. In those travels, weeeellll, let's just say too many people like shoving their hands into my pants. Really too many people. I think I had a few too many close calls when my periods were coming late and I had to resort to drastic measures to get them coming again.
Anyhow, those travells took far too much of my time, sure I got a crap ton of knick knacks, figured out how to shoot my shotties and blew up some many bigger people and turned them into fine bloody mist, but I didn't get to work on what I loved! And that was inventing things by using other people's knick-knacks. . . . I'll finish this up later when I retire, toodles journy!" - An Excerpt from the Summary of Laani's Journal.
She had to pay him some favors to get some safe haven - and well, she didn't regret the favors, she just wished she didn't end up wearing that stupid armor he made! Yeesh!? What would one do with a magically powered by using Cubite stuff to power a sexual steam armor. It sounds amazing, but not when the fact that you have something shoving in and out constantly, getting you all high and sweaty and making it impossible to think! That stupid gnome errr friendly gnome, did at least have a ton of stuff to play with. So all I had to do was wear that armor. . . *juice splatters onto the page* Oops! Well heheh, no one is going to read this one! Not until I find a good publisherer. Ahem, I wrote ahem! heheh! Look at my fun!
I fled from the fellow friendly gnome after he found out that I was the one to blow a hole the size of his noggin all throughout his lab on my first made surprise. OOh you should've seen that beauty! I had like foorty flare thingies stubbed into it. So after I got away from that gnome, I ended up travelling around. In those travels, weeeellll, let's just say too many people like shoving their hands into my pants. Really too many people. I think I had a few too many close calls when my periods were coming late and I had to resort to drastic measures to get them coming again.
Anyhow, those travells took far too much of my time, sure I got a crap ton of knick knacks, figured out how to shoot my shotties and blew up some many bigger people and turned them into fine bloody mist, but I didn't get to work on what I loved! And that was inventing things by using other people's knick-knacks. . . . I'll finish this up later when I retire, toodles journy!" - An Excerpt from the Summary of Laani's Journal.
Motivation - Laani is heading to the royal summons to get a look at all the fancy tech and getting past the gates without being tossed out (or worse, raped and then tossed out, through is it rape if she is willing? She thinks so, mostly cause they don't fulfill their end of the bargain and let her in!) She hopes to get the Blackshard and rip it apart to study it's innards. ANd maybe figure where she can find an infinite machine to make infinite things for her to rip apart and study.
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Fine. Bugbarian it is! The queen who doesn't know how to queen.
Player Name - Zilrax
Character Name - Zizth
Character Race - Thrull Queen
Description - Zizth is unusually proportioned for a thrull queen. While not as large as the broodguards, she's still a good 6 feet tall and quite muscular for her caste. Several scars mar her exoskeleton where it's been cracked and mended. She has brown exoskeleton with orange eyes. Zizth had her wings forcibly removed at a young age to keep her from flying away and escaping and thus lacks them. Retaining the curves of a queen, they are somewhat under developed due to her lack of experience as an actual breeder. Has the number 5 branded on her thigh.
Items and Equipment - Torn and patched lammelar armor made using chitin as the metal strips. Two dented and chipped and rather dull bronze cutlass. Torn up cloth cloak and head+face wrappings. Two dented canteens. Four javelins. A world map.
Motivation - The spawn of a thrull queen enslaved by desert nomads, Zizth was the fifth queen to be spawned from the enslaved herm. It was standard procedure for the slavers, who quickly separated her from the hive after hatching, and stripped her of her wings. In order to keep the slave hive docile, only one queen under constant threat of death was to be allowed. All other queens were sold off to others to form their own slave hives.
In transit after being purchased, Blood Orcs assaulted the caravan, slaughtering slave and slaver alike. In the chaos, one of the enslaved Broodguards managed to break their chains, giving all those in the slave train a chance to bolt. Zizth got out, scarred and hurt, but alive. She returned to the ruins of the caravan at nightfall and scavenged what she could from the dead.
From there, the lone queen wandered the sands, preying on beasts and the occasional slaver group where she could, getting stronger and learning of the world on her few less hostile encounters with merchant caravans. On one such trip she learned of the call to arms about the Blackshard. Even she had heard of such horrors those things had caused, and decided that such an entity that would aid in the enslavement of the whole world could not be allowed to be brought back. Zizth traded for a map made her way for said capitol.
Fine. Bugbarian it is! The queen who doesn't know how to queen.
Player Name - Zilrax
Character Name - Zizth
Character Race - Thrull Queen
Description - Zizth is unusually proportioned for a thrull queen. While not as large as the broodguards, she's still a good 6 feet tall and quite muscular for her caste. Several scars mar her exoskeleton where it's been cracked and mended. She has brown exoskeleton with orange eyes. Zizth had her wings forcibly removed at a young age to keep her from flying away and escaping and thus lacks them. Retaining the curves of a queen, they are somewhat under developed due to her lack of experience as an actual breeder. Has the number 5 branded on her thigh.
Items and Equipment - Torn and patched lammelar armor made using chitin as the metal strips. Two dented and chipped and rather dull bronze cutlass. Torn up cloth cloak and head+face wrappings. Two dented canteens. Four javelins. A world map.
Motivation - The spawn of a thrull queen enslaved by desert nomads, Zizth was the fifth queen to be spawned from the enslaved herm. It was standard procedure for the slavers, who quickly separated her from the hive after hatching, and stripped her of her wings. In order to keep the slave hive docile, only one queen under constant threat of death was to be allowed. All other queens were sold off to others to form their own slave hives.
In transit after being purchased, Blood Orcs assaulted the caravan, slaughtering slave and slaver alike. In the chaos, one of the enslaved Broodguards managed to break their chains, giving all those in the slave train a chance to bolt. Zizth got out, scarred and hurt, but alive. She returned to the ruins of the caravan at nightfall and scavenged what she could from the dead.
From there, the lone queen wandered the sands, preying on beasts and the occasional slaver group where she could, getting stronger and learning of the world on her few less hostile encounters with merchant caravans. On one such trip she learned of the call to arms about the Blackshard. Even she had heard of such horrors those things had caused, and decided that such an entity that would aid in the enslavement of the whole world could not be allowed to be brought back. Zizth traded for a map made her way for said capitol.
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I daresay we have a BUG in the system!
...I'll show myself out. All sheets thus far are cool though -b Watch this thread, I'll probably throw a few NPC cannon fodder characters here soon, not to mention other sillyness.
I daresay we have a BUG in the system!
...I'll show myself out. All sheets thus far are cool though -b Watch this thread, I'll probably throw a few NPC cannon fodder characters here soon, not to mention other sillyness.
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For the continued work on story and so on, here's a list of other characters that you may have heard of, who are coming along for the journey as NPCs. Feel free to compete with them a little bit, as these people won't be party members unless you guys go out of your way to recruit them.
Gotta have someone to walk into inconveniently on, right? :3
P.S. Blame Hope for nearly half of these figures. He helped kick-start my brain when it was stuck and singularly wrote many of these.
Captain Alia Skyray, Sky Pirate Captain of the Windcutter
Noctis Blossom by growth, Alia started her life cemented in the lush forests of Braxil. However, upon finishing her growth cycle she grew captivated with the birth of airships and other such crafts, eventually acquiring one such for herself. When her ship was captured by a incompetent crew of early sky pirates, however, the fires of revenge burned in her, causing her own crew to turn into pirates. While mostly striking other pirate vessels over the great sea, Alia has occasionally struck at civilian vessels on accident.
Ordered by Braxil's monarchy to assist in this potential operation and with a warden constantly on her ship, she's holding out on any pirate activity during this operation, but with a story like this she's eager for yet more adventure.
Jack Rickster, Braxilian Warden
Braxil's Wardens were established after the recent wars with Nullium, acting as wandering lawman between the towns of the small kingdom. Jack was originally a sheriff in one of the smaller towns before elevated to Warden after serving in the military as a rifleman. Given a much larger jurisdiction hasn't diminished his gruff, moody attitude and slight bit of misogyny, however. To add insult to injury, this attitude has led him to get written up over and over again, making him more sullen. With that said, though, he does have a strong sense of justice, willing to put criminals away as needed.
For now, he's been especially appointed by the monarchy to watch over Alia Skyray, to ensure she doesn't do anything illegal to the shipping lines. Naturally, the strong, independent woman is causing quite the sore spot for Jack but he's still here to ensure that law and order is kept this trip.
Jewel Antiana, Famed Cubite Musician
Recording devices has just started to be developed in Braxil's tech meccas, resulting in a new field of work for the aspiring bard and musician. Jewel Antiana is the forefront of this new media, with synthetic and automated instruments adding to her melodic voice to create a one-woman act full of upbeat anthems. Recordings of her work has been selling madly, and live performances in opera houses and open-air venues have been sold out in a matter of days, mostly to younger audiences. Dressing flashy and always chipper, this young cubite's more than flooded with the sensationalism her species thrives on, and the constant flood of overeager groupies doubles up her own essence energies to far beyond what has been known to the species before.
With her side hobby of euromancy being second to her yearning for fans, it's only natural that she sees the Second Blackshard Incident as being something that's not only worth investigating but also a hell of a publicity stunt. Postponing her 'Apocalypse Never' tour for the time being, she's hopped into her luxury airship and beelined towards the Kaliferian capitol.
Ryos Blackiron, Black Orc Highblade
To say that Black Orcs have a bad rap is a understatement. Known for the following of dark magics and a lust for violence, and none moreso than those that can't contain this extreme touch to darker spirit magics. However, the Black Orcs do still have a honor system in their society, and as far as warriors are concerned, Highblades are some of the most reknowned warriors. Ryos herself has served as a Highblade for several years, using a massive cleaversword to fight desert monsters and duel her fellows for honor and power. Scars dot her green hide and leather armor, acting as badges of honor from her most ferocious opponents. Mildly addicted to Blackchew and having a rash temper, Ryos seems to only care about herself and her own honor.
While she isn't too concerned with the rest of Kalifer, Ryos has been sent by the Black Shamans to try and get some more care for the Black Orc's home town. And naturally, it is much dishonor for going against the Black Shamans...
Kalia Athelia, Helius Golemancer
A young woman from beneath the ocean, Kalia grew up in the sheltered kingdom of Helios, with only her personal protector- a Machina that is taller than she is, called 'Scaley'- as a friend. Her sheltered life lead her to being lonely and curious about other worlds, even as she was taught more and more about the art of Machina and how they work. Easily spotted with her pure white hair and ebony skin, Kalia dresses light and has several pieces of jewelery on her, many of them Spectre Crystals glowing ready for enacting their power into Machina.
Kalia has been sent as the envoy of the tribal leader of the Helius people, with strict instructions to find out what happened to the citizens that were affected by these creatures.
Melissia Coldheart, Snow Elf Scholar
From the Northspire Mountains comes this mysterious woman, carrying bags of books and much knowledge on mysterious subjects. The background on the Snow Elves in general, and Melissia is no exception. Any attempts to ask of her story is met with a aloof, dismissive gaze. What is known is that she apparently has researched much of the past of Kalifer and seems to have a massive interest in the Rift Wars.
Assumingly, Coldheart is here due to the Blackshards themselves, looking for living examples of creatures from the Rift Wars.
Mona Spotfeather, Harpy Civilian
Living in Herdspire for all of her life, Mona gathered herbs and rare plants in the Silverpine Forest for the small monsterkin society. Mona's never really seen the world before, or even that educated, thanks to her growth in the sheltered town. This has made her somewhat timid, yet receptive to other's emotions. Being able to fly and identify rare herbs certainly doesn't hurt either.
Sent by Herdspire as a ambassador, Mona literally has no idea what she's getting into, hoping to death she doesn't embarrass herself and looking for any form of help she can find during this journey ahead.
Halfdan Hring (aka Halfdan the Damned or Halfdan Kinslayer), Kaliferian Monk
Halfdan's life started nearly a century ago, when as a child his family was slaughtered during the Rift Wars and only surviving under a basket. Growing up to fight from there, he eventually assisted in the final strikes against the Blackshard commanders, doing the final swordblow on one of the damned creatures. After the war, he hung his two-handed sword and raised a family with the love of his life, Sigorna, rearing two young sons from the union. However, the nether cultists were enraged at the death of their champions after the war, and one of the last bastions of the cults raided Halfdan's home. What started as a one-sided fight against the swordsman changed drastically when a werebeast struck him down and infected him with Lycanthropy. Thinking their task was done, they left him to die, only for him to survive and stagger home. As his wife patched him up, the curse struck, forcing him into full beast mode and in a uncontrollable fury. When he awoke from the lunar curse, he had found himself the murderer of his family. In utter anguish, he wandered the countryside, screaming for death until a monk took him in, teaching him of the Goddess's plans for mortals and managing to console him about his dark crime.
This legend is spoken to many households about the dangers of the Nether, but none still realize that Halfdan, Slayer of Shards, still walks, until he appeared on the steps of the royal palace, greatsword over his shoulder and ready to purge the threat to his land in memory of his lost family and vengeance over the Nether Cults for his curse.
Ephinia Mordin, Head of Mordin Demolitions
Ephinia Mordin has two great loves in life: explosions, and fine (non-dwarven) foods. She is fairly tall for dwarven standards, and fairly short by everyone else's. She started her career as an apprentice demolitionist, assisting her father, Erpham Mordin, in mining operations. After an unfortunate accident involving a drunken subordinate, her father was presumed killed in a cave-in, and Ephinia took over the family business. She became an excellent judge of workers since that experience, and her expertise in hiring and demolition made her mining work a great success for the dwarves. Her first exposure to non-dwarven foods occurred at a banquet held in her honor, and she has since become obsessed with tasty human delicacies like bread and mutton.
She may not admit this readily to her employers, but food played no small part in her decision to assist the expedition.
Madame Serila Webhunter, Spellblade
Younger sibling to the leader of the Webhunter Dynasty, Serila has always been under the shadow of the Lady Laseri for as long as the two have been adults and Laseri was chosen to rule the house due to her age. While both are accomplished spellblades (Laresi trained with longswords, Serila with chakrams), Serila has fought an uphill battle to gain notoriety with her elders in order to gain control of the house for her own lust for power, culminating in even hunting Spiritmad Black Orcs, a encounter that scarred her deeply over her face and shoulder.
Naturally, with a national threat underway, the attempt to usurp her sister's rule is strong again, leading Serila to the court of the royals to use her house's backing to further strengthen her position.
Nidalina Bloodoath, Shiriti Priestess
Nidalina was birthed into the priesthood of the Shiriti, growing into a strong woman like many of her tribe even as she took the oaths of worship. She eventually became amorous with the strongest warrior at the time, and went through the binding process with her. Unfortunately, her love was found to be sterile, and after many attempts at siring offsprings the tribe wound up banishing her lover. Heartbroke, Nidalina tried to focus her thoughts on her goddess, but part of her still yearns for a chance to find her lover.
Given the vision of much bloodshed by Grendrin, Nidalina has come to preach the Goddess's teachings to a new battlefield, either in words or in actions. Perhaps, however, she could find Kileena out there, somewhere...
Kiki 'Fangs' Nemura, Braxilian Mercenary
A rash-actioned, booze-swilling mercenary, Fangs is most recognizable for choosing to let her werewolf features show, with a long wolftail and wolf ears nearly constantly. Kiki has traveled all over the world, seen action all over the place, and has crossed swords against many foes. Her latest adventures took her through the Nullimite War, assisting the Braxil people regain thier lands, but naturally shortly after beating back those religious extremists, it was right back to booze and short-time work.
With a sizable bounty getting dangled over the finding of the new Blackshard's source, naturally this boozehound rapidly drags along one of her friends to join in the hunt.
Zilinaria Whisperbow, Under Elf Defiled Ranger
One of the cursed Defiled, Zilinaria met Kiki during the early events of the Nullimite invasion that led to the Nullimite War, also assisting the Braxilian military by guarding one of the major figures of that war. Zili is optimistic at finding a cure for her curse, but naturally after having combed the entirety of Braxil for a cure, this ex-ranger is now moving to other continents to find a source.
Before figuring out a new location, however, Kiki suddenly pointed out she'd be dragging her after this whole 'broken black thingy *hic* malarkey' during one of her drunken stupors. She's more or less going for making sure her newest friend and ally doesn't fall over from exotic booze.
For the continued work on story and so on, here's a list of other characters that you may have heard of, who are coming along for the journey as NPCs. Feel free to compete with them a little bit, as these people won't be party members unless you guys go out of your way to recruit them.
Gotta have someone to walk into inconveniently on, right? :3
P.S. Blame Hope for nearly half of these figures. He helped kick-start my brain when it was stuck and singularly wrote many of these.
Captain Alia Skyray, Sky Pirate Captain of the Windcutter
Noctis Blossom by growth, Alia started her life cemented in the lush forests of Braxil. However, upon finishing her growth cycle she grew captivated with the birth of airships and other such crafts, eventually acquiring one such for herself. When her ship was captured by a incompetent crew of early sky pirates, however, the fires of revenge burned in her, causing her own crew to turn into pirates. While mostly striking other pirate vessels over the great sea, Alia has occasionally struck at civilian vessels on accident.
Ordered by Braxil's monarchy to assist in this potential operation and with a warden constantly on her ship, she's holding out on any pirate activity during this operation, but with a story like this she's eager for yet more adventure.
Jack Rickster, Braxilian Warden
Braxil's Wardens were established after the recent wars with Nullium, acting as wandering lawman between the towns of the small kingdom. Jack was originally a sheriff in one of the smaller towns before elevated to Warden after serving in the military as a rifleman. Given a much larger jurisdiction hasn't diminished his gruff, moody attitude and slight bit of misogyny, however. To add insult to injury, this attitude has led him to get written up over and over again, making him more sullen. With that said, though, he does have a strong sense of justice, willing to put criminals away as needed.
For now, he's been especially appointed by the monarchy to watch over Alia Skyray, to ensure she doesn't do anything illegal to the shipping lines. Naturally, the strong, independent woman is causing quite the sore spot for Jack but he's still here to ensure that law and order is kept this trip.
Jewel Antiana, Famed Cubite Musician
Recording devices has just started to be developed in Braxil's tech meccas, resulting in a new field of work for the aspiring bard and musician. Jewel Antiana is the forefront of this new media, with synthetic and automated instruments adding to her melodic voice to create a one-woman act full of upbeat anthems. Recordings of her work has been selling madly, and live performances in opera houses and open-air venues have been sold out in a matter of days, mostly to younger audiences. Dressing flashy and always chipper, this young cubite's more than flooded with the sensationalism her species thrives on, and the constant flood of overeager groupies doubles up her own essence energies to far beyond what has been known to the species before.
With her side hobby of euromancy being second to her yearning for fans, it's only natural that she sees the Second Blackshard Incident as being something that's not only worth investigating but also a hell of a publicity stunt. Postponing her 'Apocalypse Never' tour for the time being, she's hopped into her luxury airship and beelined towards the Kaliferian capitol.
Ryos Blackiron, Black Orc Highblade
To say that Black Orcs have a bad rap is a understatement. Known for the following of dark magics and a lust for violence, and none moreso than those that can't contain this extreme touch to darker spirit magics. However, the Black Orcs do still have a honor system in their society, and as far as warriors are concerned, Highblades are some of the most reknowned warriors. Ryos herself has served as a Highblade for several years, using a massive cleaversword to fight desert monsters and duel her fellows for honor and power. Scars dot her green hide and leather armor, acting as badges of honor from her most ferocious opponents. Mildly addicted to Blackchew and having a rash temper, Ryos seems to only care about herself and her own honor.
While she isn't too concerned with the rest of Kalifer, Ryos has been sent by the Black Shamans to try and get some more care for the Black Orc's home town. And naturally, it is much dishonor for going against the Black Shamans...
Kalia Athelia, Helius Golemancer
A young woman from beneath the ocean, Kalia grew up in the sheltered kingdom of Helios, with only her personal protector- a Machina that is taller than she is, called 'Scaley'- as a friend. Her sheltered life lead her to being lonely and curious about other worlds, even as she was taught more and more about the art of Machina and how they work. Easily spotted with her pure white hair and ebony skin, Kalia dresses light and has several pieces of jewelery on her, many of them Spectre Crystals glowing ready for enacting their power into Machina.
Kalia has been sent as the envoy of the tribal leader of the Helius people, with strict instructions to find out what happened to the citizens that were affected by these creatures.
Melissia Coldheart, Snow Elf Scholar
From the Northspire Mountains comes this mysterious woman, carrying bags of books and much knowledge on mysterious subjects. The background on the Snow Elves in general, and Melissia is no exception. Any attempts to ask of her story is met with a aloof, dismissive gaze. What is known is that she apparently has researched much of the past of Kalifer and seems to have a massive interest in the Rift Wars.
Assumingly, Coldheart is here due to the Blackshards themselves, looking for living examples of creatures from the Rift Wars.
Mona Spotfeather, Harpy Civilian
Living in Herdspire for all of her life, Mona gathered herbs and rare plants in the Silverpine Forest for the small monsterkin society. Mona's never really seen the world before, or even that educated, thanks to her growth in the sheltered town. This has made her somewhat timid, yet receptive to other's emotions. Being able to fly and identify rare herbs certainly doesn't hurt either.
Sent by Herdspire as a ambassador, Mona literally has no idea what she's getting into, hoping to death she doesn't embarrass herself and looking for any form of help she can find during this journey ahead.
Halfdan Hring (aka Halfdan the Damned or Halfdan Kinslayer), Kaliferian Monk
Halfdan's life started nearly a century ago, when as a child his family was slaughtered during the Rift Wars and only surviving under a basket. Growing up to fight from there, he eventually assisted in the final strikes against the Blackshard commanders, doing the final swordblow on one of the damned creatures. After the war, he hung his two-handed sword and raised a family with the love of his life, Sigorna, rearing two young sons from the union. However, the nether cultists were enraged at the death of their champions after the war, and one of the last bastions of the cults raided Halfdan's home. What started as a one-sided fight against the swordsman changed drastically when a werebeast struck him down and infected him with Lycanthropy. Thinking their task was done, they left him to die, only for him to survive and stagger home. As his wife patched him up, the curse struck, forcing him into full beast mode and in a uncontrollable fury. When he awoke from the lunar curse, he had found himself the murderer of his family. In utter anguish, he wandered the countryside, screaming for death until a monk took him in, teaching him of the Goddess's plans for mortals and managing to console him about his dark crime.
This legend is spoken to many households about the dangers of the Nether, but none still realize that Halfdan, Slayer of Shards, still walks, until he appeared on the steps of the royal palace, greatsword over his shoulder and ready to purge the threat to his land in memory of his lost family and vengeance over the Nether Cults for his curse.
Ephinia Mordin, Head of Mordin Demolitions
Ephinia Mordin has two great loves in life: explosions, and fine (non-dwarven) foods. She is fairly tall for dwarven standards, and fairly short by everyone else's. She started her career as an apprentice demolitionist, assisting her father, Erpham Mordin, in mining operations. After an unfortunate accident involving a drunken subordinate, her father was presumed killed in a cave-in, and Ephinia took over the family business. She became an excellent judge of workers since that experience, and her expertise in hiring and demolition made her mining work a great success for the dwarves. Her first exposure to non-dwarven foods occurred at a banquet held in her honor, and she has since become obsessed with tasty human delicacies like bread and mutton.
She may not admit this readily to her employers, but food played no small part in her decision to assist the expedition.
Madame Serila Webhunter, Spellblade
Younger sibling to the leader of the Webhunter Dynasty, Serila has always been under the shadow of the Lady Laseri for as long as the two have been adults and Laseri was chosen to rule the house due to her age. While both are accomplished spellblades (Laresi trained with longswords, Serila with chakrams), Serila has fought an uphill battle to gain notoriety with her elders in order to gain control of the house for her own lust for power, culminating in even hunting Spiritmad Black Orcs, a encounter that scarred her deeply over her face and shoulder.
Naturally, with a national threat underway, the attempt to usurp her sister's rule is strong again, leading Serila to the court of the royals to use her house's backing to further strengthen her position.
Nidalina Bloodoath, Shiriti Priestess
Nidalina was birthed into the priesthood of the Shiriti, growing into a strong woman like many of her tribe even as she took the oaths of worship. She eventually became amorous with the strongest warrior at the time, and went through the binding process with her. Unfortunately, her love was found to be sterile, and after many attempts at siring offsprings the tribe wound up banishing her lover. Heartbroke, Nidalina tried to focus her thoughts on her goddess, but part of her still yearns for a chance to find her lover.
Given the vision of much bloodshed by Grendrin, Nidalina has come to preach the Goddess's teachings to a new battlefield, either in words or in actions. Perhaps, however, she could find Kileena out there, somewhere...
Kiki 'Fangs' Nemura, Braxilian Mercenary
A rash-actioned, booze-swilling mercenary, Fangs is most recognizable for choosing to let her werewolf features show, with a long wolftail and wolf ears nearly constantly. Kiki has traveled all over the world, seen action all over the place, and has crossed swords against many foes. Her latest adventures took her through the Nullimite War, assisting the Braxil people regain thier lands, but naturally shortly after beating back those religious extremists, it was right back to booze and short-time work.
With a sizable bounty getting dangled over the finding of the new Blackshard's source, naturally this boozehound rapidly drags along one of her friends to join in the hunt.
Zilinaria Whisperbow, Under Elf Defiled Ranger
One of the cursed Defiled, Zilinaria met Kiki during the early events of the Nullimite invasion that led to the Nullimite War, also assisting the Braxilian military by guarding one of the major figures of that war. Zili is optimistic at finding a cure for her curse, but naturally after having combed the entirety of Braxil for a cure, this ex-ranger is now moving to other continents to find a source.
Before figuring out a new location, however, Kiki suddenly pointed out she'd be dragging her after this whole 'broken black thingy *hic* malarkey' during one of her drunken stupors. She's more or less going for making sure her newest friend and ally doesn't fall over from exotic booze.
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Well good news everyone! The issue I thought I was going to have is resolved itself, so I'm free to do the session at the proper time
Consider this your hour-fifteen warning!
Well good news everyone! The issue I thought I was going to have is resolved itself, so I'm free to do the session at the proper time
Consider this your hour-fifteen warning!
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Everyone's here, but anal-retentive chat limits on user word limits seems to have nuked the intro, so for the player's benefit, here's your full intro. Feel free to intro post in the chatspace after, ladies and gents.
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Some came for fame and glory. Others came for knowledge and power. Still others came simply seeking a purpose.
Shadows flickered across the faces of the goddesses, mere facsimiles staring down from their vantage point, painted on the high vaulted ceiling of the Capitol Hall of Kalifer. Their gaze fell upon two groups of petty mortals. At the far end of the hall, upon a raised dias, the monarchs of the human realms of Kalifer quietly took in the measure of the other group. The Rashiah, or Highking, lounged to one side of his throne, his brow furrowed in a thoughtful glare. To his right, the Grand Matriarch of the Wood Elves, arrayed in the finest of green garb, scanned the assemblage before her with her customary stoicism. To his left stood an elf with skin as black as night; her dyed leathers matched her complexion, and her fingers absently stroked a whip at her side. A few feet beyond the dusky-hued elf, a dwarf with a ruddy complexion quietly grumbled to himself, leaning to his hammer and casting the occasional dark glance at the elven nobles. At the dais steps, an orc with a wolf headdress sat hunkered on the steps, clutching a staff adorned with animal skulls, his eyes shut in silent contemplation.
The assembly, standing at a respectful distance from both earthly and divine rulers, was even more diverse. Some four dozen, all told, standing in no particular order. The only thing they seemed to have in common at this particular point was location… and perhaps their interest in the mission. The Rashiah scanned the crowd. A woman with green skin and long, braided hair. The green-skinned beauty wore fine linens, tapping her fingers on crossed arms and steadfastly ignoring the man in the duster coat behind her, casting her dirty looks from beheath a wide-brimmed hat. There was a cubite dressed in a short dress and jacked, bouncing on her heels and humming to an unfamiliar tune. A snow elf stood near the humming cubite, attempting to read and to veil her growing annoyance at the tune. There was a massive bear of a man with an even larger sword strapped to his back—the group gave him plenty of distance, the king noted. A scarred orc was looking balefully at the high shaman, leaning against one wall. An under elf eyed the scarred orc with barely contained hostility. Perhaps it was best that they view each other as competition. Yes. This might work.
The king also noted a harpy, latched on a short ledge and casting nervous looks at the assembly. A massive, four-armed creature, hewn from the rocky earth itself, stood watch over a white-haired woman. The construct created its own light, a white glow coming from its eyes and from the runes that covered its form. A dwarf woman nursed a hip flask. A poorly-disguised (or not trying to disguise itself, perhaps) werewolf was clearly more interested in the flask than in the proceedings, only to have a ranger in thick furs slap its hands away. Flanking the doors was a Shiriti islander, a riot of feathers and cloth and bright paints her only attire. A jet-black plate of armor flashed from beneath the cloak of another figure near the back. So many had answered the summons. The king pondered… how many of them would survive this quest? A dozen? A handful? One? Or would they all perish?
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But enough musing. The king stirred from his reveries. It was time to begin.
The clammoring of the crowd mostly halted as the High King stood, clearing his throat. The two elven maidens on his side respectfully stepped back, letting him have the focus of the many eyes ahead of them.
"My loyal subjects, and those of the other united kingdoms, you have been gathered here due to a issue of national security. I am sure you are aware of the Blackshards, at the very least the legends of the Rift Wars regarding them..." He seems to glare pointedly at the cloaked figure near the door, though the figure doesn't flinch at his look. "However, these terrible creatures have been discovered fresh again. To the northeast, at Spire of the Abyss, there has been sightings of these creatures, washed ashore on Helius citizens." The white-haired woman shifts a bit, the jingles of the many crystals on her necklace audable over the heavy silence that covered the room. "You have been called here, free people of the earth, to seek these creature's source. I do not think I need to press the urgency on if you all should fail." His face was grim, staring into the crowd.
"The task ahead of you is massive, though we have seen to it that you will be properly prepared for this task. I see that many of you are scholars, good... However, we still need eyes and ears in the locations themselves. As a result, we need volenteers. Who is willing to seek out the awnsers, personally at Helios and Spire of the Abyss? All who are willing, or are learned with a blade, step forward, please."
Everyone's here, but anal-retentive chat limits on user word limits seems to have nuked the intro, so for the player's benefit, here's your full intro. Feel free to intro post in the chatspace after, ladies and gents.
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Some came for fame and glory. Others came for knowledge and power. Still others came simply seeking a purpose.
Shadows flickered across the faces of the goddesses, mere facsimiles staring down from their vantage point, painted on the high vaulted ceiling of the Capitol Hall of Kalifer. Their gaze fell upon two groups of petty mortals. At the far end of the hall, upon a raised dias, the monarchs of the human realms of Kalifer quietly took in the measure of the other group. The Rashiah, or Highking, lounged to one side of his throne, his brow furrowed in a thoughtful glare. To his right, the Grand Matriarch of the Wood Elves, arrayed in the finest of green garb, scanned the assemblage before her with her customary stoicism. To his left stood an elf with skin as black as night; her dyed leathers matched her complexion, and her fingers absently stroked a whip at her side. A few feet beyond the dusky-hued elf, a dwarf with a ruddy complexion quietly grumbled to himself, leaning to his hammer and casting the occasional dark glance at the elven nobles. At the dais steps, an orc with a wolf headdress sat hunkered on the steps, clutching a staff adorned with animal skulls, his eyes shut in silent contemplation.
The assembly, standing at a respectful distance from both earthly and divine rulers, was even more diverse. Some four dozen, all told, standing in no particular order. The only thing they seemed to have in common at this particular point was location… and perhaps their interest in the mission. The Rashiah scanned the crowd. A woman with green skin and long, braided hair. The green-skinned beauty wore fine linens, tapping her fingers on crossed arms and steadfastly ignoring the man in the duster coat behind her, casting her dirty looks from beheath a wide-brimmed hat. There was a cubite dressed in a short dress and jacked, bouncing on her heels and humming to an unfamiliar tune. A snow elf stood near the humming cubite, attempting to read and to veil her growing annoyance at the tune. There was a massive bear of a man with an even larger sword strapped to his back—the group gave him plenty of distance, the king noted. A scarred orc was looking balefully at the high shaman, leaning against one wall. An under elf eyed the scarred orc with barely contained hostility. Perhaps it was best that they view each other as competition. Yes. This might work.
The king also noted a harpy, latched on a short ledge and casting nervous looks at the assembly. A massive, four-armed creature, hewn from the rocky earth itself, stood watch over a white-haired woman. The construct created its own light, a white glow coming from its eyes and from the runes that covered its form. A dwarf woman nursed a hip flask. A poorly-disguised (or not trying to disguise itself, perhaps) werewolf was clearly more interested in the flask than in the proceedings, only to have a ranger in thick furs slap its hands away. Flanking the doors was a Shiriti islander, a riot of feathers and cloth and bright paints her only attire. A jet-black plate of armor flashed from beneath the cloak of another figure near the back. So many had answered the summons. The king pondered… how many of them would survive this quest? A dozen? A handful? One? Or would they all perish?
---
But enough musing. The king stirred from his reveries. It was time to begin.
The clammoring of the crowd mostly halted as the High King stood, clearing his throat. The two elven maidens on his side respectfully stepped back, letting him have the focus of the many eyes ahead of them.
"My loyal subjects, and those of the other united kingdoms, you have been gathered here due to a issue of national security. I am sure you are aware of the Blackshards, at the very least the legends of the Rift Wars regarding them..." He seems to glare pointedly at the cloaked figure near the door, though the figure doesn't flinch at his look. "However, these terrible creatures have been discovered fresh again. To the northeast, at Spire of the Abyss, there has been sightings of these creatures, washed ashore on Helius citizens." The white-haired woman shifts a bit, the jingles of the many crystals on her necklace audable over the heavy silence that covered the room. "You have been called here, free people of the earth, to seek these creature's source. I do not think I need to press the urgency on if you all should fail." His face was grim, staring into the crowd.
"The task ahead of you is massive, though we have seen to it that you will be properly prepared for this task. I see that many of you are scholars, good... However, we still need eyes and ears in the locations themselves. As a result, we need volenteers. Who is willing to seek out the awnsers, personally at Helios and Spire of the Abyss? All who are willing, or are learned with a blade, step forward, please."
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Right, I was definitely going to postpone the session on Friday, Dec. 26 (for obvious reasons), but it's looking like this Friday is going to be a tentative cancel as well. Pretty much if I'm not setting up for DM this friday, consider it definitely canceled.
Right, I was definitely going to postpone the session on Friday, Dec. 26 (for obvious reasons), but it's looking like this Friday is going to be a tentative cancel as well. Pretty much if I'm not setting up for DM this friday, consider it definitely canceled.
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Amendment on the previous announcement: I'll probably be a little on the late side (depending on how fast I work in real time and how fast I can get home) but due to the fact I already got pre-planning set up for this session, there is potential for a session tomorrow to happen. I got no guarantee what exact time but I'll do my best to get it on-schedule as I can :S
Amendment on the previous announcement: I'll probably be a little on the late side (depending on how fast I work in real time and how fast I can get home) but due to the fact I already got pre-planning set up for this session, there is potential for a session tomorrow to happen. I got no guarantee what exact time but I'll do my best to get it on-schedule as I can :S
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Re: Blackshard 2 - Revenge of the Nethermancers (Chat RP game interest check)
Scratch that again-again. Fucking real-life drama and I'm gonna have to be the fall guy for it -3- I got no guarentee I'll be in the house for the rest of the day, so it's looking more and more like I won't be able to do a session today after all, and icing on the cake, for the forseeable future unless I can find a reschedule date. For eff's sake...
Scratch that again-again. Fucking real-life drama and I'm gonna have to be the fall guy for it -3- I got no guarentee I'll be in the house for the rest of the day, so it's looking more and more like I won't be able to do a session today after all, and icing on the cake, for the forseeable future unless I can find a reschedule date. For eff's sake...